Robert Hopkins Miller

Robert Hopkins Miller

7th United States Ambassador to Malaysia
In office May 26, 1977 – March 8, 1980
President	Gerald Ford
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
Occupation	Foreign 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, 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). He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. 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.