Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, to Deliver
NSU Keynote Commencement Address

Norfolk, Va.—The Honorable Lorraine C. Miller, the 35th Clerk of the House of Representatives, will deliver the keynote address at Norfolk State University’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, December 8 at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall. The procession will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Sworn in to office in February 2007, Miller is the first African American and the third woman to serve as an officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. As clerk, she manages the day-to-day operations of the House and oversees nine departments that employ more than 270 people.

Miller previously served as senior advisor and director of intergovernmental relations to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and has nearly two decades of experience working for the House. In addition to working for Pelosi, Miller has worked for two other Speakers, Jim Wright and Tom Foley, as well as Congressman John Lewis of Georgia.

Her extensive government tenure includes work as the deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs (House) during the Clinton Administration. She also served as bureau chief for consumer information at the Federal Communications Commission after serving four years as the director of government relations for the Federal Trade Commission.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Miller received her bachelor’s degree from North Texas State University and a master’s degree from Georgetown School of Business. A life-long supporter and Golden Heritage Life Member of the NAACP, Miller was elected president of the Washington, D.C. Branch of the NAACP in 2004. She is also a member of the historic Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, where she sings in the senior choir and serves on the Henry C. Gregory Family Life Center Foundation Board of Directors.

Miller currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her sister and best friend, Marietta. She ultimately hopes to become a full-time rancher and real estate investor.