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Robert Hopkins Miller
7th United States Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
May 26, 1977 – March 8, 1980
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byFrancis T. Underhill, Jr.
Succeeded byBarbara M. Watson
9th United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
In office
November 8, 1983 – August 3, 1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byNancy V. Rawls
Succeeded byDennis Kux
Personal details
BornSeptember 8, 1927
Port Angeles, Washington
OccupationForeign Service officer

Robert Hopkins Miller (born September 8, 1927 in Port Angeles, Washington) was a career Foreign Service officer. Educated at Stanford University and Harvard University,[1] he served in Europe, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. His experience in Southeast Asia includes service as First Secretary in the American Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam (1962–65); as Director of the Vietnam Working Group, Department of State (1965–67); as Senior Adviser to the US delegation at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam (1968–71); as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs with responsibility for Southeast Asia (1974–77); and as United States Ambassador to Malaysia (1977–80,) and to Côte d'Ivoire (1983–86).[2][3] He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[4] Ambassador Miller served as Vice President of the National Defense University from 1986 to 1989. In 1990 he was Diplomat-in-Residence at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/219/000119859/
  2. ^ "Vietnam and Beyond A Diplomat's Cold War Education". Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b Miller, Robert Hopkins (1990). "The author". The United States and Vietnam, 1787-1941. Washington, DC: National Defense University Press. p. 324. OCLC 90013317. Retrieved June 20, 2012. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Member List". American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Malaysia
1977–1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
1983–1986 		Succeeded by


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