Scott Miller (activist)
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| United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Ed McMullen |
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| 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 since January 11, 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]
Personal life
Miller married Tim Gill, the founder of Quark, in 2009, in a ceremony officiated by Governor Deval Patrick.[9] The couple lives in Phipps Mansion in Denver.[9]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Bouchard, Jay (December 2, 2019). "Who Is Tim Gill?". 5280. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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