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Thomas O. Melia (born 28 May 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, at the United States Department of State. Melia's portfolio included Europe, South and Central Asia, the Middle East, and international labor rights. Previously, Melia was Deputy Executive Director of Freedom House, the centrist bipartisan human rights organization launched in 1941 by Eleanor Roosevelt and others. ==Background== Over a twenty-five-year career, Thomas O. Melia has been a key actor in the development of policies to strengthen democratic governance around the world as an NGO leader, writer, university professor, and activist. He is recognized by the mainstream media as an expert in foreign policy matters and is credited with coining several resonant phrases to describe the state of democracy and democracy promotion. The Washington Post recently published an interview with Melia noting that he "promotes democracy in the most unlikely places." 〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/04/AR2010070403849.html〕〔http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/world/europe/08prexy.html〕 He has held senior positions at Freedom House, the National Democratic Institute, and the Free Trade Union Institute of the AFL-CIO (now the Solidarity Center) and has taught at Master's programs at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. As Deputy Assistant Secretary, Melia has testified multiple times before Congress. Melia regularly meets with civil society groups and conducts interviews with journalists, including an interview with Hungary’s Magyar Nemzet Newspaper in May 2012. His most recent publications include a chapter entitled ''"Supporting Democracy Abroad: Transatlantic Cooperation at the Crossroads"'' appearing in the book ''Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic US EU Partnership'',〔Melia, Thomas O. “Supporting Democracy Abroad: Transatlantic Cooperation at the Crossroads,” in Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic US EU Partnership, Edited by Hamilton, Daniel S. (The Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2010) 293 – 303.〕 and a review of the ''Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey'', by M. Steven Fish and Matthew Kroenig entitled "What Makes Legislatures Strong" appearing in the ''Journal of Democracy'' in April 2010.〔Melia, Thomas O. “What Makes Legislatures Strong?” Review of The Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey by M. Steven Fish and Matthew Kroenig, and Legislative Power in Emerging African Democracies edited by Joel D. Barkan. Journal of Democracy, April 2010, Volume 21, Number 2.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas O. Melia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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