David M. Malone
David M. Malone | |
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David M. Malone, former Rector (left) shaking hands with Ernest Aryeetey (right), Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana | |
| Former Rector of United Nations University (UNU) | |
| In office 1 March 2013 – 28 February 2023 | |
| Deputy | Taikan Oki, Senior Vice-Rector, UNU |
| Preceded by | Konrad Osterwalder |
| Succeeded by | Tshilidzi Marwala |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon António Guterres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
David M. Malone, born in 1954, is a Canadian author on international security and development, as well as a career diplomat. He is a former president of the International Peace Institute, and a frequently quoted expert on international affairs, especially on Indian Foreign Policy and the work of the UN Security Council. He became president of the International Development Research Centre in 2008 and served until 2013. On 1 March 2013, he took up the position of UN Under-Secretary-General, Rector of the United Nations University, which he fulfilled until 28 February 2023.