Thomas M. T. Niles
American diplomat (1939–2025)
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Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (September 22, 1939 – April 30, 2025) was an American 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 later served as President and Vice Chairman of the United States Council for International Business and was 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] His father was the American composer John Jacob Niles. He died from cancer in Stamford, on April 30, 2025, at the age of 85.[6][7]
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Preceded byRaymond G.H. Seitz
Succeeded byStephen A. Oxman
BornSeptember 22, 1939
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2025 (aged 85)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
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| 16th Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs | |
| In office October 3, 1991 – April 1, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond G.H. Seitz |
| Succeeded by | Stephen A. Oxman |
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| Born | September 22, 1939 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2025 (aged 85) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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