Bruce Miller (diplomat)

Bruce Miller
16th Ambassador of Australia to Japan
Incumbent
Assumed office April 7, 2011
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull
Governor General	Quentin Bryce Peter Cosgrove
Preceded by	Murray McLean (ambassador)
Personal details
Born	Bruce Miller 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney (B.A.) (B.L.)
Occupation	Diplomat, Public Servant

Bruce Miller (born 1960) is an Australian foreign diplomat who had served diplomatic posts in foreign institutions on behalf of Australia, particularly in East Asian countries such as Japan. Growing up with an interest of Japan and its culture since the age of 11, being able to speak Japanese fluently since university.^[1]

In 2011, Miller was nominated to replace Murray McLean (ambassador) as Ambassador of Australia to Japan, being appointed on April 7 that year, but only arriving to Japan just after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on August.^[2]

References

1. "Aussie envoy a student of Japan | The Japan Times". Retrieved 2016-09-10.
2. "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador in Japan". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 2016-09-10.