Andrew Millar

Andrew Millar

British Consul General, Houston, Texas

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21st June 2013 Houston, USA

Andrew Millar

by Andrew Millar

British Consul General, Houston, Texas

UK-US connections brewed in Texas

Texas, an exceptional state within an exceptional nation. Big cars, huge helpings and a pile ‘em high consumer mentality fits a stereotype. But it is changing; there is a fast-growing foodie movement challenging the norm and showing that Texans are increasingly choosy about what they consume. Beer, as a metaphor for societal change, may seem […]

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About Andrew Millar

Andrew Millar has been the British Consul General in Houston, Texas since August 2011. He joined the UK Civil Service in 1994 working as a regulatory economist within the Office…

Andrew Millar has been the British Consul General in Houston, Texas since August 2011. He joined the UK Civil Service in 1994 working as a regulatory economist within the Office of Gas Supply and joined the FCO in 1996, as regional economist for the Americas and Caribbean. In 1998, was promoted to cover the Asia regional economy portfolio. Andrew was posted as First Secretary to Pretoria (2000-05). On return to London, he took over as Team-Leader for Energy Security in the Climate Change and Energy Group within the FCO. He also served as UK representative on the non-member country committee in the International Energy Agency and was a member of the G8 Energy Experts Group in the run up to the St Petersburg Summit. He moved into Human Resources in 2007, as Team Leader – Training and Development, before being pulled back into energy security. He was appointed lead within the FCO on preparations for the London Energy Meeting in December 2008. Andrew started work in the Health Physics department at Torness Nuclear Power Station in 1983. He left in 1990 and obtained a Degree and Master in Economics from the University of East Anglia. Andrew is married with two children.

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