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'''Thomas Niles''' is a career diplomat.
'''Thomas Niles''' is President of the [[United States Council for International Business]], a position he assumed on 1 February 1999.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/niles.htm icann.org]</ref> Prior to this, Niles served the United States government as a foreign diplomat.


=== 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>
For 36 years, Thomas Niles served in the United States Foreign Service, holding posts in places like Belgrade, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, D.C. He served as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1981 to 1985, after which he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada in 1985.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DA1339F936A25755C0A963948260 query.nytimes.com]</ref> In 1989, he was announced as the 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. In 1993, he was made the U.S Ambassador to Greece and held the post till 1997, when 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://www.icann.org/en/biog/niles.htm icann.org]</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.
Niles has served on the on the boards of three Greek-American educational foundations. He has also be a part of the Board of Directors of the [[Business-Humanitarian Forum]] (Geneva), and the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization ([[ILO]]). Mr. Niles also served on the [[ICANN At-Large Study Committee]] in 2001-2002. Thomas Niles was selected for the [[ICANN Board]] by the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]]. He started serving on the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2003.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/niles.htm icann.org]</ref>
 
As a volunteer, Mr. Niles has served on the Boards of three Greek-American educational foundations, the Board of Directors of the [[Business-Humanitarian Forum]] (Geneva), and the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization ([[ILO]]). Mr. Niles also served on the [[ICANN At-Large Study Committee]] in 2001-2002.
 
Thomas Niles was selected for the [[ICANN Board]] by the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]]. He started serving on the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2003.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/niles.htm icann.org]</ref>


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Thomas Niles is President of the United States Council for International Business, a position he assumed on 1 February 1999.[1] Prior to this, Niles served the United States government as a foreign diplomat.

Career History

For 36 years, Thomas Niles served in the United States Foreign Service, holding posts in places like Belgrade, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, D.C. He served as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1981 to 1985, after which he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada in 1985.[2] In 1989, he was announced as the 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. In 1993, he was made the U.S Ambassador to Greece and held the post till 1997, when 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.[3][4]

Niles has served on the on the boards of three Greek-American educational foundations. He has also be a part of the Board of Directors of the Business-Humanitarian Forum (Geneva), and the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Mr. Niles also served on the ICANN At-Large Study Committee in 2001-2002. Thomas Niles was selected for the ICANN Board by the Nominating Committee. He started serving on the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2003.[5]

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