Phillip Henry Muller (born January 2, 1956) is a Marshallese

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and

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. From 1982 to 1984, Muller was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...

. In 1984, he was elected to the Legislature of the Marshall Islands from the

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constituency. From 1986 to 1994, he was the Minister of Education, and from 1994 to 1999, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1999, he left politics. On 25 June 2008, Muller was appointed the Permanent Representative of the Marshall Islands to the

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."Marshall Islands Ambassador Presents Credentials to UN"
''Yokwe Online'', 2008-08-01 On 9 January 2012, Muller was appointed Foreign Minister. Muller is an alumnus of

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, United States.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Phillip H. 1956 births Living people Members of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands Marshallese diplomats Permanent Representatives of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations Foreign ministers of the Marshall Islands Rockhurst University alumni Government ministers of the Marshall Islands