“The Outlook for the European Union and Implications for the U.S.”

May 13, 2015 - PRLog -- The World Affairs Forum will hold the Wilbur Miller Annual Meeting and Dinner for members and guests at the Stamford Yacht Club in Stamford on June 3, 2015. The keynote speaker will be Ambassador Thomas M. T. Niles, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Greece, and the European Union and current Vice Chair of the United States Council for International Business, who will present on “The Outlook for the European Union and the Implications for the U.S.”. The event sponsor is Day Pitney LLP.

Ambassador Niles served as President and CEO of the United States Council for International Business from February 1999 until April 2005, following a 36-year diplomatic career that included three key ambassadorial appointments – to Canada, Greece, and the European Union – as well as serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada.

Appointed Ambassador to Canada in 1985, Ambassador Niles played a key role in negotiations leading to the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, and he was widely recognized for his efforts to promote American business north of the border. As U.S. envoy to the European Union, he was closely involved in bilateral and multilateral trade issues, as well as the developing political/security relationship between the U.S. and E.U.

As Assistant Secretary in charge of European and Canadian affairs at the State Department, Ambassador Niles was responsible for some of the first steps in the transformation of the NATO alliance, the opening of more than 15 new U.S. embassies in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the newly independent states.

Earlier in his Foreign Service career, Ambassador Niles served in Belgrade, Moscow (twice) and the U.S. mission to NATO in Brussels, as well as at State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Ambassador Niles holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a master's degree from the University of Kentucky. He presently serves on the board of directors of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and on several advisory panels.

The cost for the dinner and presentation is $85 for members and $95 for guests. The meeting will start at 6:00 P.M. followed by the dinner/presentation at 7:00 P.M.

Reservations and advance payment are required. Space is limited. Please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or E-mail: info@worldaffairsforum.org to reserve on or before May 30.

The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.