Damien Miller’s people are the Gangulu, whose ancestral lands are in Central Queensland. He is currently Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program, based at the University of Melbourne.
Damien spent 25 years at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in various senior roles focused on Asia, Europe and strategic communications. From 2013-17 he was Australia’s Ambassador to Denmark, Norway and Iceland.
He was the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed as an Ambassador for Australia. He also served overseas in Washington DC, Berlin and Kuala Lumpur. He is a member of various boards.