Robert Hopkins Miller
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Robert Hopkins Miller | |
|---|---|
| 6th United States Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office June 8, 1977 – March 8, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Francis T. Underhill Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Barbara M. Watson |
| 9th United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire | |
| In office November 8, 1983 – August 3, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Nancy V. Rawls |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Kux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1927 Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2017 (aged 90) |
| Relatives | Keith Miller (brother) |
| Occupation | Foreign Service officer |
Robert Hopkins Miller (September 8, 1927 – September 11, 2017)[1] was a career Foreign Service officer and diplotmat.
Miller was born in Port Angeles, Washington. He studied at Stanford University and Harvard University and joined the foreign service in 1951.[2] He served in Europe, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. His experience in Southeast Asia included 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 American 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 the sixth United States Ambassador to Malaysia (1977–80) and to Côte d'Ivoire (1983–86).[3][4] He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[5] 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, D.C.[4]
