President Joe Biden has appointed Richard Mills Jr. as United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He replaces Mary Beth Leonard who was appointed the envoy to Nigeria by President Donald Trump on June 24, 2019.
A statement published on the White House website said Mills currently serves as the US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor.
Before his nomination, he served as the US Ambassador to Armenia. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Mission and then Chargé d’Affaires at the US Mission to Canada.
The new nominee for the position of US Ambassador to Nigeria has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Beirut and Lebanon.
Other assignments include Senior Democracy Advisor at US Embassy Baghdad, Political Counselor at US Embassy London, and Political Officer at the US Mission to the United Nations.
Before joining the Foreign Service, Mills was an Associate Attorney with the firm of Duncan, Allen and Mitchell in Washington, D.C.
Mills earned a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master’s in National Security Policy from the National Defense University.
He is the recipient of multiple State Department awards. He speaks French and Russian.
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