1993年，来自美国阿拉巴马州的Eddie S. Mills先生携妻子和四个孩子来到海南外国语职业学院任教。

　　Mr. Eddie S. Mills，come from the State of Alabama of the U.S.，came to Hainan with his wife and four children in 1993. He worked as an English teacher at Hainan College of Foreign Studies.

　　2000年，Mills先生创立了IEEA，国际教育交流协会（美国）。

　　In 2000，Mr. Mills founded the International Education Exchange Association (IEEA).

　　2004年，Mills先生成为海南省第一位获得国家友谊奖的文教专。

　　In 2004，Mr. Mills became the first cultural and educational expert in Hainan Province to win the National Friendship Award.

　　2006年，他成为海南省首批获得中国永久居留许可（中国绿卡）的外籍人士。

　　In 2006，Mr. Mills became one of the first group of foreigners in Hainan Province to obtain China's Permanent Residence Permit.

　　2019年，Mills先生受聘成为海南国际传播中心的第一个“海外传播官”。

　　In July 2019，Mr. Mills was appointed as the first Overseas Communications Officer of Hainan International Media Center (HIMC).

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