President Trump campaigned on a platform of avoiding wars and foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East. Things haven’t turned out so well. Ambassador Miller will review our current engagements with Iran and in Gaza. In addition, he will try to explain why a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more remote than ever.

As a 29-year career diplomat, Tom Miller’s experience in the Foreign Service spanned many continents. From 2001-04, he served as U.S. ambassador to Greece, where he focused on security concerns of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. From 1999-2001, as U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, he worked on helping the country recover after a devastating war. From 1997-99, he was Special Coordinator for the Cyprus negotiations (rank of ambassador). He was also posted to Thailand as well as the State Department in Washington, where he worked on North Africa, the Middle East, and counter-terrorism issues. From 2010 through 2018, Tom served as President/CEO of International Executive Service Corps, a non-profit that provides expertise to developing countries to train in best business practices. From 2005 through 2008, he served as CEO of Plan International, a nongovernmental organization that works in 66 countries to improve the lives of children in developing countries. Since 2011, Tom has served as Chair of the Board of the International Commission on Missing Persons, an internationally acclaimed organization that identifies missing persons by using DNA-matching techniques. Tom has also served on a number of boards including currently on the boards of Partnership for a Secure America (promoting bipartisanship in US foreign policy) and the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board.