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==Early life==
==Early life==
Malley was born in 1963 to Barbara (née Silverstein) Malley, a New Yorker who worked for the United Nations delegation of the Algerian [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]] (FLN), and her husband, [[Simon Malley]] (1923–2006), a Syrian-Egyptian{{cite news |title=Simon Malley, Journalist with rare insight into Africa’s anti-colonial struggles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/27/guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 27, 2006 |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria }} Jewish journalist who grew up in Egypt and worked as a foreign correspondent for ”[[Al Gomhuria]]”. The elder Malley spent time in New York, writing about international affairs, particularly about nationalist, anti-imperial movements in Africa, and made a key contribution by putting the FLN on the world map.{{cite news|last=Brittain|first=Victoria|date=September 27, 2006|title=Obituary: Simon Malley|work=Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/27/guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing|access-date=2008-04-21}}
Malley was born in 1963 to Barbara (née Silverstein) Malley, a New Yorker who worked for the United Nations delegation of the Algerian [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]] (FLN), and her husband, [[Simon Malley]] (1923–2006), a Egyptian{{cite news |title=Simon Malley, Journalist with rare insight into Africa’s anti-colonial struggles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/27/guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 27, 2006 |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria }} who grew up in Egypt and worked as a foreign correspondent for ”[[Al Gomhuria]]”. The elder Malley spent time in New York, writing about international affairs, particularly about nationalist, anti-imperial movements in Africa, and made a key contribution by putting the FLN on the world map.{{cite news|last=Brittain|first=Victoria|date=September 27, 2006|title=Obituary: Simon Malley|work=Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/27/guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing|access-date=2008-04-21}}
In 1969, the elder Malley moved his family—including son Robert—to France, where he founded the leftist magazine ”Africasia” (later known as ”Afrique Asia”). Robert attended [[École Jeannine Manuel]], a prestigious bilingual school in Paris, and graduated in the same class (1980) as U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]].{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-01-26 |title=Antony Blinken, courtly new top US diplomat, preaches humility and intervention |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210126-antony-blinken-courtly-new-top-us-diplomat-preaches-humility-and-intervention |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
In 1969, the elder Malley moved his family—including son Robert—to France, where he founded the leftist magazine ”Africasia” (later known as ”Afrique Asia”). Robert attended [[École Jeannine Manuel]], a prestigious bilingual school in Paris, and graduated in the same class (1980) as U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]].{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-01-26 |title=Antony Blinken, courtly new top US diplomat, preaches humility and intervention |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210126-antony-blinken-courtly-new-top-us-diplomat-preaches-humility-and-intervention |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
American diplomat
Robert Malley (born 1963) is an American lawyer, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution, who was the lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).[1]
Malley was Director for Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the National Security Council from 1994 to 1996[2] and Program Director for Middle East and North Africa at the International Crisis Group and Assistant to National Security Advisor Sandy Berger from 1996 to 1998. As Special Assistant to President Clinton from 1998 to 2001, he was a member of the U.S. peace team and helped organize the 2000 Camp David Summit.[3]He served in the National Security Council under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. In 2015, the Obama administration appointed Malley as its “point man” on the Middle East, leading the Middle East desk of the National Security Council.[4] In November 2015, Malley was named as President Obama’s new special ISIS advisor.[5] After leaving the Obama administration, Malley was President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, a Brussels[6] non-profit committed to preventing wars.[7]
In January 2021, President Joe Biden named Malley as special U.S. envoy for Iran.[8] He was tasked with bringing the United States and Iran into compliance with the JCPOA after…
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