Richard M. Mills Jr.
Richard M. Mills Jr. | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| United States Ambassador to Nigeria | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mary Beth Leonard |
| United States Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office November 9, 2020 – June 21, 2024 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Dorothy Shea |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – February 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kelly Craft |
| Succeeded by | Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
Chargé d'Affaires | |
| In office August 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kelly Craft |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Brucker (Chargé d'Affaires) |
| 8th United States Ambassador to Armenia | |
| In office February 15, 2015 – October 17, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John A. Heffern |
| Succeeded by | Lynne M. Tracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Merrill Mills Jr. February 23, 1959 Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of Texas, Austin (JD) National Defense University (MS) |
Richard Merrill Mills Jr. (born February 23, 1959) is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Nigeria since July 2024. He served as the United States deputy ambassador to the United Nations from 2020 to 2024 and, in that capacity, served as the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires and Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations between January 20, 2021, and February 25, 2021, when Linda Thomas-Greenfield became ambassador. He previously served as the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Canada.