Program :: Edward M. Malloy /Plenary Session I, Telecommunications Policy as a Development Instrument

BIOGRAPHY: Edward M. Malloy

Edward M. Malloy joined the U. S. Agency for International Development in June 1999 as a telecommunications and information technology policy adviser. He serves as USAID program manager for: 1) DOT-GOV: an alliance of NGOs and private sector organizations to assist developing countries in policy and regulatory reform in telecommunications and e-commerce; 2) U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute; and 3) the Telecom Leadership Program, a State/USAID program to provide short-term assistance using USG experts.

Prior to USAID, Dr. Malloy served in the U.S. Foreign Service, retiring in September 1998 at the rank of Minister Counselor. For much of his career, he specialized in technological issues. In the Department of State, he directed offices of nuclear policy; international development; science, technology and health; and, from 1995 to 1998, communication and information policy. His diplomatic service abroad included assignments in Indonesia, France, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Germany, and, from 1990 to 1993, Japan. Dr. Malloy also taught graduate seminars in technology and diplomacy and in international telecommunications and information policy from 1994 to 2000 at George Washington University. In 1998-2000, he published papers on U.S. electronic commerce policy, an international regime for space commercialization, and on U.S. assistance programs to bridge the digital divide.

Dr. Malloy holds a doctorate in international relations from George Washington University (1978), a masters degree in political science from M.I.T. and a masters degree in physics from Adelphi University.