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Tom Malinowski
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
In office
April 3, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyVirginia L. Bennett
Preceded byMichael Posner
Succeeded byVirginia L. Bennett (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Tomasz P. Malinowski

(1965-09-15) September 15, 1965 (age 58)
Słupsk, Poland
Political partyDemocratic[1]
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
St Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil)

Tomasz P. "Tom" Malinowski (born September 23, 1965)[1] is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and education[edit]

Malinowski was born in Słupsk, Poland and lived in Brwinów until he left the country at the age of six with his mother, Joanna, who married Blair Clark. He was raised in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Princeton High School in 1983, where he wrote for the school newspaper and was an intern in the office of Senator Bill Bradley.[1] Malinowski received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and a master of philosophy from Oxford University in 1991, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.[1][2]

Early Political Career[edit]

Malinowski began his government career as a Special Assistant for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 1988. After attending Oxford, Malinowski worked for the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria, and later as a research assistant for the Ford Foundation in 1993.[2] From 1994 to 1998, Malinowski was a speechwriter for Secretaries of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright, as well as a member of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State.[3] From 1998 to 2001, Malinowski served as Senior Director on the National Security Council at the White House, where he oversaw the drafting of President Bill Clinton's foreign policy speeches and strategic communications efforts around the world.[2][3]

Human Rights Watch[edit]

From 2001 to 2013, Malinowski was the Washington Director for Human Rights Watch.[2][3] In this position, he advocated for the end of torture techniques and black sites utilized by the U.S. Government during the course of the War on Terror.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[4] He campaigned for democratic reforms in Myanmar and for financial sanctions on the country's leadership.[5][6] Malinowski argued for the recognition of women's rights as a precondition to any peace talks with the Taliban.[7] He also pushed for a no-fly zone in Syria during the ongoing civil war.[8]

Obama Administration[edit]

Malinowski was seen by some[9][10] as a likely nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor but his previous registration as a lobbyist while at Human Rights Watch necessitated a waiver from the President. On July 8, 2013, during President Obama's second term, Malinowski was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.[11][12] Malinowski testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 24, 2013[13] and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 2, 2014.[14][15][16]. During his confirmation, Malinowski received bipartisan praise for his efforts to eradicate torture.[17]

While working in the State Department, Malinowski spearheaded efforts to assist persecuted religious minorities targeted by ISIS in Iraq.[18][19] He also oversaw efforts to sanction North Korean officials for human rights abuses and increase the flow of uncensored information into the country.[20][21] He led State Department efforts to defend the LGBT community around the world and oversaw the appointment of the first Special Envoy for LGBT rights.[22][23] Malinowski backed United Nations' efforts to investigate possible war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War.[24] He also worked on decreasing civilian casualties from US military operations in the Middle East[25] and assisted with sanctioning Russian officials for human rights abuses.[26]

In July 2014, Malinowski was expelled by the Bahrain's government after meeting with members of an opposition group in the course of a scheduled visit.[27][28][29] The foreign ministry of Bahrain argued that Malinowski's meeting improperly intervened in the country's affairs but noted the incident would not affect Bahrain–United States relations.[27] The U.S. State Department released a statement of concern about the actions while Secretary of State John Kerry called Bahrain's actions unacceptable and contrary to diplomatic protocol.[27][30][31] Malinowski returned to the country in December 2014 with the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.[32][33]

Following the end of his tenure at the State Department, Malinowski joined fellow former Obama officials to lobby Congress in an effort to prevent the Trump Administration from lifting the sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.[34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Who Is Tom Malinowski?". AllGov. July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tom Malinowski". U.S. Department of State. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Malinowski, Tom". Center for Responsive Politics. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Call Cruelty What It Is". Washington Post. March 18, 2006.
  5. ^ "Letting Burma Back In". Foreign Policy. March 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "No Longer the Generals' Burma". Washington Post. March 21, 2007.
  7. ^ "How settling with the Taliban puts women at risk". Washington Post. August 15, 2010.
  8. ^ "Highlights of the latest Clinton emails". CNN. February 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Nonprofit Groups Seeking Exceptions to Lobby Rule". Washington Post. April 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "The Good Lobbyist". Washington Post. April 22, 2006.
  11. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House. July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Heil, Emily (July 9, 2013). "White House hires lobbyist Malinowski". Washington Post. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Statement for the Record by Tom Malinowski, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of State" (PDF). United States Senate. September 24, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Senate confirms State Dept. nominee". Washington Blade. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "Senate Confirms Tom Malinowski as New Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor". Human Rights First. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "Malinowski confirmed at DRL". Democracy Digest. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Nominations of the 113th Congress". U.S. Congress. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "A/S Malinowski Briefs Congressional Leaders on ISIL's Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iraq and Syria=". United States of America Geneva Mission. September 10, 2014.
  19. ^ "Malinowski Testimony" (PDF). U.S. Senate. December 9, 2014.
  20. ^ "U.S. compiling list of North Korea human rights violators". UPI. April 27, 2016.
  21. ^ "Sanctions on N.K. leader 'just the start,' more blacklisting to come: senior U.S. diplomat". Yonhap. July 8, 2016.
  22. ^ "Support for Gay Rights in Africa". December 29, 2015.
  23. ^ "Welcome to the Special Envoy for LGBT Rights". Human Rights Campaign. February 27, 2015.
  24. ^ "U.S. to Support Sri Lanka Plan to Investigate War Crimes". NY Times. August 26, 2015.
  25. ^ "Obama's New Executive Order Increases Drone Transparency, Official Says". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. August 2016.
  26. ^ "Five Russians blacklisted for alleged human rights abuses". [Washington Post]]. January 9, 2017.
  27. ^ a b c "US diplomat Tom Malinowski expelled from Bahrain". BBC News. July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  28. ^ "Bahrain: U.S. diplomat 'unwelcome and should immediately leave'". CNN. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  29. ^ "Bahrain expels top US diplomat after meeting with main opposition group". RT. July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  30. ^ Schwartz, Felicia (July 14, 2014). "Tension Between Bahrain and U.S. Continues Over Diplomat's Expulsion". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  31. ^ "Statement on the Decision by the Government of Bahrain To Find Assistant Secretary Malinowski Persona Non Grata and To Expel Him From Bahrain". U.S. Department of State. July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  32. ^ Gordon, Michael (December 3, 2014). "Expelled U.S. Official to Return to Bahrain". New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  33. ^ "Press Availability with A/S Tom Malinowski and A/S Anne Patterson". U.S. Department of State. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  34. ^ "Former Diplomats: Trump Team Sought to Lift Sanctions on Russia". NBC News. June 1, 2017.
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2014–2017 		Succeeded by


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