John Miller (Washington politician)

John Ripin Miller (born 23 May 1938), an American politician, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. He represented the 1st congressional district of Washington as a Republican.

Miller did not run for re-election in 1992. Prior to being elected congressman, he was active in state and municipal governments, serving as assistant attorney general for Washington; vice president and legal counsel for the Washington Environmental Council; and Seattle City Councilman (1972–1979).

Miller has served as the director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons for the U.S. State Department, with the rank of ambassador-at-large, since 2002. He resigned effective December 15, 2006, to join the faculty of George Washington University and to serves as a distinguished senior fellow in international affairs and human rights with the Discovery Institute. Prior to his time at State, he had served as the chair of the Institute.

References

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer article on resignation from State Department (page no longer available 23 July 2008)
• John Miller (Washington politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• State Department Biography as archived on the Internet Archive 30 December 2006.
• Seattle City Council Members, 1869-Present Chronological Listing, Seattle City Archives. Accessed online 19 July 2008.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joel Pritchard (R)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district 1985–1993	Succeeded by Maria Cantwell (D)