YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. The Newly Appointed Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia Richard M. Mills will arrive in Armenia in a couple of weeks. The Embassy of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” about this.

Among other things, it was stated: “We are getting ready to welcome Ambassador Mills in few weeks. We’ll make the relevant statement, when the date of his arrival is clarified.”

Mills joined the Foreign Service in 1988, serving at Embassy Paris as a consular officer, then as staff aide to the Ambassador. He returned to Washington to join the Soviet Desk, eventually becoming desk officer for the newly independent Armenia and Azerbaijan, followed by a tour as a political officer at the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia.

From 1996-98 Mills served in the Executive Secretariat, followed by a tour as economic officer at Embassy Dublin from 1998-2001. Subsequent tours included Political Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the UN; Deputy Political Counselor at Embassy Islamabad; and Energy Attaché and Acting Economic Counselor at Embassy Riyadh. Rick was Political Counselor at Embassy London from 2006-2009.

Immediately prior to his Valletta assignment, Mills served as the Senior Democracy Advisor at Embassy Baghdad, where he managed $325 million in State Department democracy and human rights programs.

Mills is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He also 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. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Rick practiced law in Washington D.C.

Mills is married to Leigh Carter, a retired Foreign Service Officer. Rick’s foreign languages are French and Russian.