Michael Molloy is a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa and president of the Canadian Immigration Historical Society. He was involved in the Czechoslovakian and Ugandan Asian refugee movements, helped design the refugee elements of the 1976 Immigration Act and was Senior Coordinator of the Indochinese refugee movement 1979 and 1980. Postings included Tokyo, Beirut, Minneapolis, Geneva, Amman, Damascus, Nairobi and Toronto. He was Ambassador to Jordan (1996–2000) and Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (2000–03).