Robert Hopkins Miller

Robert Hopkins Miller (September 8, 1927 – September 11, 2017) was a career Foreign Service officer. He was born in Port Angeles, Washington. 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 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 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] 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]

Robert Hopkins Miller
7th United States Ambassador to Malaysia
In office May 26, 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	(1927-09-08)September 8, 1927 Port Angeles, Washington
Died	September 11, 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 90)
Occupation	Foreign Service officer

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. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. 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.
4. "Member List". American Academy of Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Francis T. Underhill, Jr.	United States Ambassador to Malaysia 1977–1980	Succeeded by Barbara M. Watson
Preceded by Nancy V. Rawls	United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire 1983–1986	Succeeded by Dennis Kux