Background
Melanson, Richard Allen was born on November 4, 1944 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Melvin Joseph and Helen Ml.
Melanson, Richard Allen was born on November 4, 1944 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Melvin Joseph and Helen Ml.
Bachelor, Rutgers University, 1966; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1966-1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1974.
Lecturer political science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972-1974; professor political science, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio., 1974-1990; director international studies, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1990-1992; professor national security policy, National War College, Washington, since 1992.
Member American Political Association, Society Historians of America Foreign Rels., International Studies Association.
Married Jane Louise Maxim, February 14, 1983.