Geoff Miller (diplomat)

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Geoff Miller
AO
Director-General of the Office of National Assessments
In office
1989–1995
Personal details
Born
Walter Geoffrey Thomas Miller

Queenstown, Australia
SpouseRachel Miller
Children4
Education Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Walter Geoffrey Thomas Miller AO is a former senior Australian public servant and diplomat, best known for heading the Office of National Assessments between 1989 and 1995.

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Life and career

Miller was the Tasmanian Rhodes scholar in 1956, and went on to graduate from the University of Oxford. [1]

In 1989 Miller was appointed head of the Australian Government's intelligence assessment agency, the Office of National Assessments. [2] His tenure at the office, between 1989 and 1995, coincided with the first Gulf War, the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars; and he oversaw intelligence assessment analysts working on developments in these regions as well developments relating to Australia's commitment to United Nations peacekeeping. [3]

In 1995, Miller was appointed Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, to commence in January 1996. [1]

Miller retired from his diplomatic and Australian Public Service career in 2000. [4]

Awards

In January 1993, Miller was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for public service and service to international relations. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Gareth (26 September 1995). "DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT: High Commissioner to New Zealand" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ambassador to head ONA". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1989. p. 3.
  3. ↑ History of the Office of National Assessments - ONA, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 May 2014
  4. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 October 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to New Zealand" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: MILLER, Walter Geoffrey Thomas", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 13 January 2015
Government offices
Preceded by
Michael Cook
 Director-General of the Office of National Assessments
1989–1995		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Donald Jame Horne
 Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
1978–1980		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian Ambassador to Japan
1986–1989		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ray Greet
 Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
1996–2000		Succeeded by
Bob Cotton


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