EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Thomas Miller, a former U.S. ambassador to Greece, speaks about diplomacy, drawing from his deep knowledge from his 29-year career in the Foreign Service on many continents.

DATE: 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015

EVENT: Thomas Miller, a former U.S. ambassador to Greece, speaks about diplomacy, drawing from his deep knowledge from his 29-year career in the Foreign Service on many continents.

Miller, president and CEO of International Executive Service Corps, served as U.S. ambassador to Greece from 2001-2004, where he focused on the security concerns of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and domestic counterterrorism. From 1999-2001, as U.S. ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he worked on helping the country recover after a devastating war.

From 1997-1999, Miller was special coordinator for the Cyprus negotiations (rank of ambassador). He was also posted to Thailand, Greece two other times, and the State Department in Washington, where he focused on North Africa, the Middle East and counterterrorism issues.

Miller has five degrees from the University of Michigan: a Ph.D. in political science (1975), master’s degrees in both political science (1973) and Asian studies (1972), and a bachelor’s degree in political science (1969). In addition, in 2003 he received an honorary doctorate when he was the university’s commencement speaker.

The event is free to the public with a reception to follow. The event will be webstreamed live at fordschool.umich.edu. Join the conversation: #policytalks

PLACE: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor

SPONSORS: Ford School and its International Policy Center

CONTACT: Laura Lee, 734-764-8593, lklee@umich.edu