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Michael James Molloy is an honorary Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. He holds a BA (Hon) in History from Notre Dame University of Nelson and pursued graduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan. With a 35-year career as a foreign service officer, he specialized in international and refugee affairs, serving in postings including Jordan, Syria, and Kenya. His roles included managing refugee resettlement programs under Canada’s 1976 Immigration Act, coordinating the resettlement of 60,000 Indochinese refugees, and serving as Ambassador to Jordan (1996–2000). He is President of the Canadian Immigration Historical Society and co-directed the Jerusalem Old City Initiative at the Munk Centre. His research focuses on refugee policy, Middle East affairs, and humanitarian immigration.
Key publications include Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees 1975–1980 (2017) and co-edited works on Jerusalem governance. He has received awards including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and Jordan’s Order of Al-Istiqal. His teaching includes courses on the Middle East Peace Process and Canada’s refugee policies. He currently leads the Hearts of Freedom oral history project documenting Indochinese refugees’ experiences at Carleton University.
- Education: BA (Hon) History (Notre Dame University of Nelson), Graduate studies (University of Saskatchewan)
- Affiliations: University of Ottawa, Canadian Immigration Historical Society, Munk Centre
- Key Projects: Jerusalem Old City Initiative, Uganda Asian Online Archive
His career highlights include leading Canada’s refugee sponsorship program and shaping policies that resettled thousands of refugees. His publications analyze refugee policy evolution, Middle East conflict dynamics, and humanitarian intervention strategies.
