Dr. Gerhard Mally

Dr. Mally joined ACDA as a Foreign Affairs Officer in 1976 and has been working with Conventional Arms Control, Bureau of Arms Control, Department of State since 1999. He has also been in the Military Affairs Bureau (1976/78) and in US Arms Export Controls (1979-1984). Dr. Mally additionally has been an action officer for the UN General Assembly/ First Committee and UN Disarmament Commission as well as a member of the US Delegation in Multilateral Affairs Bureau/ISA 1985-89 and Preparations for Third Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference (1990-91). Furthermore, he has participated in European Security Negotiations (1992-98). Dr. Mally was born in Vienna, Austria where received a law degree (Dr.Juris) from University of Vienna in 1959 after which he pursued a Ph.D in international relations from University of Pennsylvania and received his degree in 1964. Prior to his government career, Dr. Mally taught political science as an assistant and associate professor at undergraduate and graduate institutions including, inter alia, Georgetown, University of Virginia, and American University (1966-76).