Thomas M. T. Niles

Thomas M. T. Niles
Thomas M. T. Niles
16th Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
In office
October 3, 1991 – April 1, 1993
Preceded byRaymond G.H. Seitz
Succeeded byStephen A. Oxman
Personal details
Born (1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 85)
Lexington, Kentucky
EducationHarvard University
University of Kentucky

Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (born September 22, 1939, Lexington, Kentucky) is a diplomat who served as a career Foreign Service Officer and United States Ambassador to Canada (1985–89),[1] the European Union (1989–91), and Greece (1993–97).[2] He has since served as President and Vice Chairman of the United States Council for International Business and is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[3] He graduated from Harvard University and the University of Kentucky.[4] Niles joined the Foreign Service in 1962.[5]

  1. ^ Clarity, James F.; Clines, Francis X. (June 15, 1985). "BRIEFING; GOING NORTH". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Holmes, Steven A. (June 10, 1993). "Mondale (Tokyo) Is Excited, Holbrooke (Bonn) Surprised". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles – USCIB". January 1, 1950.
  4. ^ "Thomas M.T. Niles". The American Academy of Diplomacy.
  5. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS M. T. NILES" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. June 5, 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.