Scott Miller (activist)

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Scott Miller
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United States Ambassador to Liechtenstein
Assumed office
February 16, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byEd McMullen
United States Ambassador to Switzerland
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byEd McMullen
Personal details
EducationUniversity 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[]

  1. ^ a b c d AP/Keystone-SDA/ts. "Biden names Scott Miller as US ambassador to Switzerland". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 6, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "PN1030 - Nomination of Scott Miller for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ambassador Scott Miller". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Arrival of Ambassador Scott Miller". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ @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.
  10. ^ @MFA_LI (February 16, 2022). "Today, US Ambassador Scott Miller presented his credentials to HSH Hereditary Prince Alois in Vaduz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b Bouchard, Jay (December 2, 2019). "Who Is Tim Gill?". 5280. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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