Lia Miller is a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State currently detailed to the U.S. Naval War College in the role of Senior Advisor for Women, Peace and Security, where she applies her almost 20 years of experience as a Foreign Service Officer and global strategic communications expert.

She has worked extensively on issues across the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, demonstrating leadership and innovation in communications, humanitarian relief, democratic reform, social inclusion, diversity, and other foreign policy priorities/objectives. She holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) and an MA in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, an MSSW from Columbia University, and an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. She speaks Spanish and has studied Arabic, Armenian, French, and Portuguese.

The Naval War College (NWC) is hosting its 10th annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Conference, May 23, 2024, in Newport, Rhode Island. This year's theme is "Advancing Gendered Security in a Complex World: Hard Power, Smart Power, Soft Power."

The event brings together U.S. and international scholars and experts, civilian and military practitioners and leaders to better understand our complex and dynamic security environment. It examines women’s full and equal participation, decisionmaking, and leadership, alongside men, in promoting lasting peace and security.