Scott Miller (activist)
Scott Miller | |
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United States Ambassador to Liechtenstein | |
Assumed office February 16, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Ed McMullen |
United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
Assumed office January 11, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Ed McMullen |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BSBA) |
Scott Miller is an American LGBT rights activist, philanthropist and former banker. He has served as the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein since 2022.
Education[]
Miller graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.[1]
Career[]
Miller worked as a management consultant at Accenture, as an event planner[1] and as an account vice president at UBS Wealth Management in Denver.[2]
Activism and philanthropy[]
Together with his husband, Tim Gill, Miller is active in LGBT rights activism, philanthropy, and Democratic Party politics.[2]
Both are co-chairs of the Gill Foundation,[3] one of the largest sponsors of LGBT equality causes in the United States.[2] The foundation was instrumental in improving the reputation and visibility of LGBT people in Colorado and changing its image as a "hate state".[3]
Gill and Miller are political allies of Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and Gill has been described as "one of the architects of the Democratic takeover of Colorado politics".[2] Gill and Miller have donated at least $3.6 million to Democratic candidates and campaigns since 2010,[1] and Miller has been active in groups supporting the presidential candicacies of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.[2]
Ambassadorship[]
On August 6, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Miller to be the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The post is traditionally given to a political appointee, often a prominent donor.[1][4]
On August 10, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported him favorably. On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6] He was sworn in on December 21, 2021.[7] He presented his letters of credence to the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, on January 11, 2022.[8] On February 16, 2022, he presented his credentials to Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein at Vaduz Castle.[9][10]
Personal life[]
Miller married Tim Gill, the founder of Quark, in 2009, in a ceremony officiated by Governor Deval Patrick.[11] The couple lives in Phipps Mansion in Denver.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b c d AP/Keystone-SDA/ts. "Biden names Scott Miller as US ambassador to Switzerland". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Denver-based LGBT rights activist tapped by Biden to serve as ambassador Switzerland". The Colorado Sun. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ a b London, Nell. "As Colorado Swears In An Openly Gay Governor, How One Couple Quietly Changed Minds On LGBT Issues". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 6, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN1030 - Nomination of Scott Miller for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador Scott Miller". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Arrival of Ambassador Scott Miller". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ @USEmbassyBern (February 16, 2022). "It was a great honor to present my credentials to H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein today at Vaduz Castle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @MFA_LI (February 16, 2022). "Today, US Ambassador Scott Miller presented his credentials to HSH Hereditary Prince Alois in Vaduz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Bouchard, Jay (December 2, 2019). "Who Is Tim Gill?". 5280. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- Living people
- American bankers
- LGBT rights activists
- Philanthropists from Colorado
- Ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland
- Ambassadors of the United States to Liechtenstein
- Gay diplomats
- LGBT ambassadors of the United States