PSA BOARD MEMBER, AMBASSADOR TOM MILLER RECEIVES MOSTAR PEACE CONNECTION AWARD
November 8, 2022
Washington, DC — Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) proudly congratulates Amb. Tom Miller, a member of our Board of Directors, for receiving the prestigious Mostar Peace Connection Award. The award is presented by the Center for Peace and Multi-ethnic Cooperation from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Center is a non-governmental and non-profit organization which aims to investigate and document important events in the history of Mostar and Herzegovina in the period from 1990 to 2004.
The Center traditionally presents the Peace Connection Award as recognition to prominent individuals and institutions that have contributed to peace and establishing trust and cooperation among people. There is a long list of laureates of the Centre’s Peace Connection Award, to include Nelson Mandela, the UNESCO Director-General, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Amb. Miller was honored with this prestigious Mostar Peace Connection Award. A 29-year career diplomat, Amb. Miller’s experience in the Foreign Service spanned many continents. From 2001-2004, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, where he focused on the security concerns of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and domestic counter-terrorism. 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, he was Special Coordinator for the Cyprus negotiations (rank of ambassador). He was also posted to Thailand as well as at the State Department in Washington, where he focused on North Africa, the Middle East, and counter-terrorism issues.
PSA celebrates Amb. Miller’s award in recognition of his public service. We are grateful for his guidance and support of PSA.
Ambassador Tom Miller Bio:
Amb. Thomas Miller served as President/CEO of International Executive Service Corps, a non-profit that provides expertise to the developing world to train in best business practices. Tom was the Chair of the Board of Intralot, Inc., a US corporation that runs lotteries in 11 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, in 2011, Tom was appointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be the Chair of the Board of the International Commission on Missing Persons, an internationally acclaimed organization that identifies missing persons in many countries by using DNA-matching and other techniques.
In 2009, Tom was President and CEO of the United Nations Association of the U.S. From 2005 through 2008, he served as CEO of Plan International, a large nongovernmental organization that works in 66 countries to improve the lives of children in developing countries.
A 29-year career diplomat, Tom’s experience in the Foreign Service spanned many continents. From 2001-04, he served as U.S. ambassador to Greece, where he focused on the security concerns of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and domestic counter-terrorism. From 1999-2001, as U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he worked on helping the country recover after a devastating war. From 1997-99, he was Special Coordinator for the Cyprus negotiations (rank of ambassador). He was also posted to Thailand as well as the State Department in Washington, where he focused on North Africa, the Middle East, and counter-terrorism issues.
Tom serves on the boards of Partnership for a Secure America (promoting bipartisanship in U.S. foreign policy), The People’s Trust (supporting young entrepreneurs in Greece), and Lampsa (a Greek hotel company). He is the recipient of many honors and awards.
A native of the Chicago area, Ambassador Miller holds five degrees from the University of Michigan: a Ph.D. in Political Science (1975), Master’s in Political Science (1973) and Asian Studies (1972), and a B.A. in Political Science (1969) and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (2003). He also received an honorary degree at the American College of Greece (2002).