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David McMillan

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David McMillan is a British diplomat, civil servant and administrator. He was the Director General of EUROCONTROL until 31st December 2012. Eurocontrol coordinates and plans air traffic control for all of Europe.[1]

Early life

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MacMillan earned a degree in French and Spanish from University of Edinburgh.[1]

McMillan's Foreign Office career began in 1976. He served in Morocco and Zimbabwe. He was Transport Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington.[1]

In the UK's Department for Transport (DfT), he had several roles between 1998 and 2007, including

  • 1998–2001, he headed the division responsible for air traffic control policy[1]
  • 2002–2004, he served as Director of Strategy and Delivery[1]
  • 2004–2007, he was the UK’s Director General of Civil Aviation[1]

McMillan was the First Vice President of the European Civil Aviation Conference between 2005 and 2007.[1]

In 2008, he became the Director General of EUROCONTROL.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Eurocontrol, David MacMillian, Director General Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-26.
  2. "Wu Tongshui, Principal of the Civil Aviation University of China Receives the French Aeronautical Medal of Honor," Archived 2012-07-19 at the Wayback Machine China Civil Aviation Report (CCAR), Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2012; retrieved 2012-5-26.