Thomas Niles

American diplomat
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Thomas Niles

Summary

Thomas Niles is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lexington[2]. He was born on +1939-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2025-04-30T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Niles's place of birth was Lexington[2].
  • Thomas Niles was born on +1939-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas Niles died on +2025-04-30T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Thomas Niles's father was John Jacob Niles[7].
  • Thomas Niles held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Thomas Niles's professions included diplomat[5].
  • Thomas Niles held the position of United States Ambassador to Greece[9].
  • Thomas Niles held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs[10].
  • Thomas Niles held the position of United States Ambassador to the European Union[11].
  • Thomas Niles held the position of United States Ambassador to Canada[12].
  • Thomas Niles was educated at Harvard University[13].
  • Thomas Niles's education included a stint at University of Kentucky[14].
  • Thomas Niles's image is recorded as Thomas M T Niles (page 9 crop).jpg[15].
  • Thomas Niles is recorded as male[16].
  • Thomas Niles's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • Thomas Niles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ctn23[19].
  • Thomas Niles's family name is recorded as Niles[20].
  • Thomas Niles's given name is recorded as Thomas[21].
  • Thomas Niles's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Thomas Niles's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 226/000119866[23].
  • Thomas Niles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Thomas Niles's name in native language is recorded as Thomas M. T. Niles[25].
  • Thomas Niles's C-SPAN person string ID is recorded as 21949[26].
  • Thomas Niles's Prabook ID is recorded as 1309459[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Niles was born in Lexington[2]. He was born on +1939-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Jacob Niles[7].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Kentucky[14], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Lexington[35].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Niles worked as a diplomat[5]. Positions held include United States Ambassador to Greece[9], a position[36], in Greece[37], founded in 1868[38]; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs[10], an United States Assistant Secretary of State[39], in United States[40], founded in 1949[41]; United States Ambassador to the European Union[11], a position[42], in United States[43], founded in 1961[44]; and United States Ambassador to Canada[12], a position[45], in Canada[46], founded in 1927[47].

Death and Burial

Thomas Niles died on +2025-04-30T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Thomas Niles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Niles born?

Born in Lexington[2], Thomas Niles…

Who were Thomas Niles's parents?

Thomas Niles's father was John Jacob Niles[7].

What did Thomas Niles do for work?

Thomas Niles worked as diplomat[5].

Where did Thomas Niles go to school?

Thomas Niles was educated at Harvard University[13] and University of Kentucky[14].

References

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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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