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Australian public servant and diplomat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Geoff Miller | |
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Director-General of the Office of National Assessments | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Geoffrey Thomas Miller Queenstown, Australia |
Spouse | Rachel Miller |
Children | 4 |
Education | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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]
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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