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John Miller – Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs
John
Miller comes to the FBI from Los Angeles, where he
served the Los Angeles Police Department as the Bureau
Chief for the Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence
Bureau (CTCIB). The mission of the CTCIB is to investigate
and arrest individuals involved in criminal activity
that may support a criminal network or that may have
a national or international criminal infrastructure
in support of terrorist activities.
At
the LAPD, Mr. Miller also oversaw the Major Crimes
Division, which included the Criminal Investigation,
Intelligence, Criminal Conspiracy, and Organized Crime
Sections. And he oversaw the LAPD’s Emergency
Services Division, which included the Bomb Squad, Hazardous
Materials Unit, LAX K-9 unit, and its Critical Asset
Assessment Team.
Mr.
Miller also served as a Deputy Police Commissioner
of New York City, and was the chief spokesman for the
NYPD under then Commissioner William Bratton.
Before
coming to LA, Mr. Miller served as a correspondent
and anchor for ABC News. During his
five years with that network, his work emphasized covering
terrorism and took him to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen,
Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. His 1998 interview with
terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden, and his later coverage
of Al Qaeda and the events of September 11 resulted
in a number of prestigious awards, including two Peabody
Awards, and a DuPont Award. He is also the recipient
of nine Emmys.
Mr.
Miller began his career in journalism in 1973 at WNEW
in New York. From 1985 to 1994 he covered criminal
justice issues for WNBC in New York. He was with the
NYPD from 1994-1995.
Mr.
Miller has lectured annually at the FBI Academy on
issues involving both media and terrorism. He is a
graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute and
the United States Department of Justice, Office of
Emergency Preparedness Hazmat Technician Course on
Weapons of Mass Destruction, and is a member of the
International Association of Bomb Technicians and the
International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
