David M. Malone
David M. Malone | |
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Malone in 2013 | |
| 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 |
| High Commissioner of Canada to India | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| President, International Peace Institute | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Terje Rød-Larsen |
| President, International Development Research Centre | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1954 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 24 November 2025 (aged 71) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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David M. Malone (7 February 1954 – 24 November 2025) was a Canadian author on international security and development, as well as a career diplomat. He was a 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.