David McMillan facts for kids

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.

Early life

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

Career

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

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
• 2002–2004, he served as Director of Strategy and Delivery
• 2004–2007, he was the UK’s Director General of Civil Aviation

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

In 2008, he became the Director General of EUROCONTROL.

Honors

• Medal of Aeronautics