Appointment of Thomas Patrick Melady as Private Sector Coordinator of International Training at the Agency for International Development

The President today announced the appointment of Thomas Patrick Melady to be Private Sector Coordinator of International Training. This is a new position at the Agency for International Development, United States International Development Cooperation Agency.

Dr. Melady is currently serving as president of Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, CT. He also serves as a consultant to the Secretary of Education and was an Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in 1981 for a period of 1 year while on leave from the university. In 1974-1977 he served as executive vice president of St. Joseph's University. He was U.S. Ambassador to Burundi in 1969-1972 and U.S. Ambassador to Uganda in 1972-1973.

Dr. Melady graduated from Duquesne University (B.A., 1950) and Catholic University of America (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1954). He is married, has two daughters, and resides in Fairfield, CT. He was born March 4, 1927, in Norwich, CT.