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LOCAL Thursday 8 december 2022

Ambassador Dick Miller Celebrates 20th Anniversary as First

Ambassador for Aruba

It was 20 years ago today; tourism here on the island five (5) RE/MAX offices in
Saturday, December 7, and around the World. the greater Sarasota / Ven-
2002, when the Govern- Dick Miller hosted “The Dick ice, Florida area. He and
ment of Aruba paid tribute Miller Show Aruba” on the his wife, Deborah, who was
to Dick and Deborah Miller radio 7 nights-a-week for also named as Ambassa-
at a sumptuous luncheon 18 years. Known world- dor are the number one
hosted by the Radisson wide as the Tourism Man in real estate Platinum Team
Aruba Beach Resort & Ca- the Caribbean, Dick Miller at RE/MAX Platinum Real-
sino (now the Hilton Aruba takes his honorary lifetime ty’s five offices.
Caribbean Resort & Ca- Ambassadorship seriously,
sino). continuing to promote Aru- Dick and Deborah wish to
ba wherever he travels. thank the Aruba Govern-
More than 200 ACE travel ment and the people of
agent delegates and well- The people of Aruba con- Aruba for always welcom-
wishers, along with Aruba tinue to be a part of his ex- ing them back to the is-
Tourism Authority repre- tended family. Today, Dick land as part of the Aruba
sentatives from Aruba and Miller is a Team Leader at family.q
the United States filled the
ballroom as then Minister of
Tourism and Transportation,
Edison Briesen, along with
Marcial (Charly) Ibarra, Di-
rector of North America for
the Aruba Tourism Authority
presented Dick and Debo-
rah Miller with the presti-
gious first Official Ambas-
sador title to be given by
the Island Government of
Aruba.

The Award was created for
Dick Miller for his boundless
energy in promoting Aruba