WARREN L. MILLER
Chairman, United States Commission for the
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad

Warren L. Miller is Chairman of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, the agency of the U.S. Government charged with protecting and preserving memorials, historic sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other property important to the foreign heritage of Americans through mutual cooperation with the governments of Central and Eastern Europe, including parts of the former Soviet Union. As Chairman, he has negotiated 15 of the Commission’s 20 bilateral agreements with these governments. The agreements require governments to prevent discrimination against minority groups and protect their cultural heritage.

Mr. Miller was appointed to the Commission in 1992 by President George Bush. He was reappointed in 1996 by President Clinton and was appointed Chairman by President George W. Bush in June 2001. As a Commission Member, Mr. Miller initiated and completed several important Holocaust projects, including funding the translation from Polish into English of Auschwitz 1940-1945, a highly acclaimed five-volume, 1799-page history of the concentration camp published by the State Museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Museum dedicated the books in his honor. Mr. Miller is responsible for creation of numerous Holocaust memorials and related projects throughout Europe. Prominent examples include the “Little Camp” memorial at Buchenwald, Germany; the Rumbula memorial outside Riga, Latvia; the Kielce pogrom memorial, Poland; and the “Hidden Synagogue” restoration at Terezin, Czech Republic. In 1994, he was appointed as the only foreign national to serve on the Board of the German government entity in charge of the memorial sites at Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora.

Mr. Miller has spoken on the subject of Holocaust remembrance and anti-semitism throughout Europe and the United States. He has been a “Newsmaker” speaker at the National Press Club, has addressed a plenary session of the Parliament of Albania and a special session of the Senate of the Czech Republic, and spoken at national Holocaust commemorations. In 2002, he was appointed by Secretary of State Colin Powell to be co-leader of the U.S. delegation to an international conference in Warsaw, Poland. He is the recipient of medals conferred by the presidents of the Republics of Poland, Latvia, Albania, and Croatia, and was awarded the Medal of the Senate of the Czech Republic. He is a recipient of numerous other distinctions and awards.

In 1987, Mr. Miller was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a Member of the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission, on which he served for four years. Mr. Miller also served as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he prosecuted the most serious felony cases as a Senior Trial Assistant. He tried in excess of 100 jury trials in the United States District Court and briefed and argued more than 30 cases before the appellate courts.

Mr. Miller served as Parliamentarian for both the Rules and Credentials Committee of the 1984 Republican National Convention. He has also been President of the Assistant United States Attorneys Association for the District of Columbia and has lectured in criminal law at American University.

Mr. Miller is President of Warren L. Miller, P.C., and specializes in litigation and negotiation, white-collar criminal matters, and international and legislative advocacy. He has represented high-level government officials, Members of Congress and the judiciary, a foreign government, multinational corporations, and the U.S. Government as outside counsel. In these capacities, he has been lead counsel in several cases of national importance. Mr. Miller is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and the United States Supreme Court, as well as numerous United States Circuit and District Courts. He is given the highest rating (AV) by his peers in the Martindale and Hubbell Directory. Mr. Miller’s biography appears in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in American Law.

Mr. Miller received his B.A. degree from American University (recipient of University Student Achievement Award) and his J.D. degree (with honors) from George Washington University. He was elected to the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. for being distinguished in Diplomacy and Public Service.