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Line 12: − Thomas Niles served for 36 years in the United States Foreign Service. From 1962 until 1981, he held a variety of posts in Belgrade, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DA1339F936A25755C0A963948260 query.nytimes.com]</ref> From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Niles served as the United State's Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. In 1985, he was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, where he served until 1989, when he was named U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, a post he occupied until September 1991. From September 1991 until April 1993, he was Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Greece from 1993 to 1997. In September 1997, he was named Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., where he remained until his retirement from public service in 1998.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00616FE35590C738DDDAF0894DB494D81 select.nytimes.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.hri.org/forum/intpol/97-11-14/niles.html hri.org]</ref>+ Line 21:
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=== Career History ===
=== Career History ===
Thomas Niles served for 36 years in the United States Foreign Service. From 1962 until 1981, he held a variety of posts in Belgrade, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DA1339F936A25755C0A963948260 query.nytimes.com]</ref> From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Niles served as the United State's Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. In 1985, he was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, where he served until 1989, when he was named U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, a post he occupied until September 1991. From September 1991 until April 1993, he was Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Greece from 1993 to 1997. In September 1997, he was named Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., where he remained until his retirement from public service in 1998.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00616FE35590C738DDDAF0894DB494D81 select.nytimes.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.hri.org/forum/intpol/97-11-14/niles.html hri.org]</ref>
On 1 February 1999, Mr. Niles assumed the position of President of the [[United States Council for International Business]], a position which he continues to hold.
On 1 February 1999, Mr. Niles assumed the position of President of the [[United States Council for International Business]], a position which he continues to hold.
== References ==
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