Anthony Gardner was the recent US Ambassador to the European Union from 2014-17. Gardner has extensive knowledge on the workings of the European Union and has invested a decade of his career in the centre of European business. Previously, Gardner served as an Executive Director in the leveraged finance departments... Read more
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Anthony Gardner was the recent US Ambassador to the European Union from 2014-17. Gardner has extensive knowledge on the workings of the European Union and has invested a decade of his career in the centre of European business.
Previously, Gardner served as an Executive Director in the leveraged finance departments of Bank of America and GE Capital and as a Director in the international acquisitions group of GE International. He has also worked as a Senior Associate at international law firms in London, Paris, New York, and Brussels.
Anthony Gardner served as Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council. During that period, he worked closely with the U.S. Mission to the European Union to launch the New Transatlantic Agenda, a joint commitment to promoting peace and stability, democracy, and development around the world; responding to global challenges; contributing to the expansion of world trade and closer economic relations; and building bridges across the Atlantic. Ambassador Gardner also participated in the launch of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, an advisory group bringing together executives from leading American and European companies to advocate for a barrier-free transatlantic market.
Prior to his government service, Gardner worked with the Treuhandanstalt (German Privatisation Ministry) in Berlin and with the Commission des Operations de Bourse in Paris. He is the author of A New Era in U.S.-EU Relations?: The Clinton Administration and the New Transatlantic Agenda and numerous articles on European Union affairs.
Anthony Gardner is fluent in French, Italian, and Spanish, and also speaks German.
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