John Bruton

Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, dynamic visionary, Ambassador John Bruton has held the fate of European countries in his hands. From his early success as the Prime Minister who turned around the Irish economy, to his recent diplomatic relationship with the U.S., Ambassador Bruton impresses with his insight and experience in the trenches of global politics and economic policy. He was the European Union ambassador to the United States from 2006 until October 2009, and speaks confidently on the entire range of international political and economic issues, particularly relating to trade, finance, energy, and climate change. He is a former Irish Prime Minister, who helped transform the Irish economy into the "Celtic Tiger," one of the fastest growing economies in the world. He was also deeply involved in the Northern Irish Peace Process leading to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, under whose terms a conflict of allegiances dating back to the seventeenth century was resolved. As Ambassador, Bruton used this background in approaching regional political issues such as the Middle East Peace Process, Iran, Kosovo, EU/Russia relations and relations with Latin America in which he has travelled widely.

A Global Manager. Ambassador Bruton has twenty years of top management experience in government in Ireland and also as head of one of the European Commission's largest overseas delegations in the USA. He knows how to build and motivate a team. His congenial air draws people in, and his peerless analytical perspective keeps them listening. He is a highly regarded and lucid public speaker with a well developed capacity to explain complex issues in plain language. Ambassador Bruton is enthusiastic about interacting with business leaders and decision-makers and prizes collaboration and constant learning.

An Irishman in Washington. Ambassador Bruton has a unique, outsider's perspective on American politics, and he provides candid analysis of the current global political and economic situation. In his time as Ambassador, Bruton met with the President and former Presidents of the United States and visited with governors, mayors, business leaders and students in over 20 US states to explain that the expanding European Union is good for the US economy and good for American jobs. In Washington, DC, Ambassador Bruton has had one-to-one meetings with over 250 Members of Congress to explain major EU developments and discuss the importance of the EU-US relationship in matters of trade, counterterrorism, public health, energy, the environment and the promotion of peace, democracy, and human rights around the world.