What is John R. Miller?
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} [[File:JohnMiller.png|thumb|right|200px|Miller in the 1980s]] '''John Ripin Miller''' (May 23, 1938 &ndash; October 4, 2017) was an American politician. He was born in [[New York City]]. Miller was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1985 to 1993. He represented the {{ushr|Washington|1|1st congressional district}} of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. While in Congress he championed human rights in the [[Soviet Union]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]]. Miller served as the director, [[Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons]] for the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]], with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large from 2002 through 2006 during the [[George W. Bush]] administration. Miller died of cancer on October 4, 2017 in [[Corte Madera, California|Corte Madera]], [[California]] at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/former-congressman-seattle-council-member-john-miller-dies|title=Former congressman, Seattle council member John Miller dies|first=KOMO|last=Staff|date=October 4, 2017|website=KOMO}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{CongBio|M000736}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061230144727/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/34889.htm State Department Biography] * [http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/Facts/councilchron.htm Seattle City Council Members, 1869-Present Chronological Listing], Seattle City Archives. Accessed online July 19, 2008. * {{C-SPAN|johnrmiller}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, John R.}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American human rights activists]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in California]] [[Category:Politicians from Seattle]] [[Category:Politicians from New York City]] [[Category:United States representatives from Washington]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}