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United States Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills arrived in Yerevan on February 12. Ambassador Mills’ swearing-in ceremony took place on February 6 in Washington; he received Senate confirmation of his nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia on December 16, 2014. The newly appointed Ambassador had prepared a video message to the Armenian people prior to his arrival (see below).
Ambassador Mills had said that U.S. policy regarding Armenia was to ensure a free and prosperous Armenia that co-exists in peace with its neighbors.
Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Mills was serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut since 2012. He had previously served as Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Malta. Mills began his career in the U.S. Foreign Service in 1988, serving as a consular officer at the embassy in Paris. He returned to Washington to join the Soviet Desk and eventually became the desk officer for the newly independent republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan; he later served as a political officer at the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has also served in Dublin, Islamabad, Riyadh, London and Baghdad in different capacities.
Ambassador Mills is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, holds a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and received a Masters Degree in International Security Affairs from the National Defense University in 2005.
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