Maloney Moves To Paris As Ambassador To OECD

COLD SPRING, NY — Named Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring joined the U.S. Mission in Paris on April 2.

His appointment had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a roll call vote of 63-31 on March 12.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international organization that works to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being. Over 60 years, it has expanded from 20 countries to 38. It provides a forum for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.

Together with governments, policymakers and citizens, it works on establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges from improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion.

Maloney was elected five times to represent New York’s 18th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2013-23, when he was defeated by current Rep. Mike Lawler in the redistricted 17th.

While in Congress, Maloney chaired both the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture. He served as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and was elected by his colleagues to House leadership in 2020. He is the author of more than 40 pieces of legislation that have become law, the U.S. Department of State wrote on its website.

Prior to serving in Congress, Ambassador Maloney served as President Clinton’s White House staff secretary, helped found a financial services software company, and worked as a partner at two global law firms, according to the U.S. State Department.

Raised in Hanover, New Hampshire as the youngest of six siblings, Ambassador Maloney attended public elementary and high schools before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia. He worked as a volunteer with the Jesuits in rural Peru between college and law school from 1988-89.

Ambassador Maloney was the first openly LGBT person ever elected to Congress from New York and the highest ranking openly LGBT person ever to serve in the House. He and his husband, Randy Florke, recently celebrated their 30th anniversary and have raised three children together.