Background
McGaffigan, Edward was born on December 8, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Margaret Mary (O'Brien) McGaffigan.
McGaffigan, Edward was born on December 8, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Margaret Mary (O'Brien) McGaffigan.
AB summa cum laude, Harvard University, l970; M Public Policy, Harvard University, l976; Master of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, l974.
Consultant physical science department, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, l974-75; staff assistant to director politico-military affairs, unites states department State, Washington, l976-77; special assistant to undersecretary for security assistance, science/technical, unites states department State, Washington, l977; special assistant to senior advisor on Soviet affairs, unites states department State, Washington, l980-8l; science officer, American Embassy, Moscow, l978-80; senior policy analyst Office Science and Technology Policy,, White House, Washington, l98l; assistant director for international affairs, White House, Washington, l98l-83; legislation assistant on national security to Senator Jeff Bingaman, United States Senate, Washington, l983-89; legislation director, United States Senate, Washington, 1989-1991; senior policy advisor, United States Senate, Washington, since 1991.
Volunteer Endicott Peabody for United States Senate, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966, RobertF. Kennedy for President, Massachusetts, 1968, Udall for President, Massachusetts, 1976, Huntington's Disease Society American. Member American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Peggy Lee Weeks, July 3, l982. Children: Edward Francis, Margaret Ruth.
