Monday, 1st September 2025
6pm until Late
The Speakers;
Ambassador John Bolton
American Ambassador to the United Nations, Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control, and National Security Advisor.
&
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere
British writer, journalist and politician.
Speakers will discuss: International relations, geopolitics, trade, and set out the way forward for both Britain and America providing the intellectual leadership the special relationship needs including closer economic links.
Wine and nibbles will be served
The Bruges Group reserves the right to refuse entry.
Attendees may be filmed.
AGENDA
Lectures: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Discussion: 7.30pm – 8pm
Drinks and refreshments: 8pm – Late
Location
To Be Announced
To be held at a Central London location.
Attendees will be notified of the venue before the meeting.
The Speakers
John Bolton
John R. Bolton served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from April 8, 2018 until his resignation on September 10, 2019. From January 2007 until April 2018, he served as a Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute in Washington.
John R. Bolton was appointed as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 1, 2005 and served until his resignation in December 2006. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Bolton served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from May 2001 to May 2005.
Throughout his distinguished career, Ambassador Bolton has been a staunch defender of American interests. While Under Secretary of State, he repeatedly advocated tough measures against the nuclear weapons programs of both Iran and North Korea, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction worldwide. He led negotiations for America to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that the Bush Administration could proceed with a national missile-defense program.
Ambassador Bolton has spent many years of his career in public service. Previous positions he has held include assistant secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, 1989-1993; assistant attorney general, Department of Justice, 1985-1989; assistant administrator for Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1982-1983 and general counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981-1982.
Ambassador Bolton is the author of The Room Where it Happened, published by Simon & Schuster (June 2020), Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the U.N. and Abroad, published by Simon and Shuster (November 2007) and How Barack Obama is Endangering our National Sovereignty, published by Encounter Books (April 2010).
Ambassador Bolton was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale College in 1970, and received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1974. He currently resides in Maryland with his wife, Gretchen. They have one daughter, Jennifer Sarah, who also graduated from Yale College, and received her MBA and SM degrees from MIT in 2014 and is currently a senior manager at Nissan's manufacturing facility in Nashville.
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere
Lord, Daniel, Hannan of Kingsclere is s a British writer, journalist and politician. He is also a columnist on The Daily Telegraph. He was a Member of the European Parliament for South East England. During his time as an MEP the video of his speech "devalued Prime Minister" in response to then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown brought Daniel to prominence in both the UK and elsewhere around the world, notably the United States. He regularly speaks in America on politics and international relations. Daniel was the first person in Britain to call for a referendum on the EU Constitution, and is President of the Referendum Group, a pan-European alliance campaigning against closer integration. His publications include A Treaty Too Far, The Euro: Bad for Business and What if Britain votes No? He speaks French and Spanish, and has been a member of the Bruges Group since 1991. He is also the author of the Bruges Group paper The Case for EFTA.