“What does a Trump presidency mean for Europe?”

Expert on US and EU affairs Lord Kerr of Kinlochard in online conversation with Alyn Smith

“What does a Trump presidency mean for Europe?”

Thursday 16^th January 7pm

President-elect Donald Trump will become the 47^th leader of the United States on 20^th January. He has already sent shock waves across the world with his proposals to bring Greenland and Panama under US control. Mr Trump is reshaping the world. How will his second term in the White House affect Europe?

Lord John Kerr is one of the UK’s most experienced and skilled analysts of the political workings of the USA and the EU.

He will join former MEP and MP Alyn Smith for an online conversation to look at what the near future might hold for Europe. The event, which is part of a European Movement in Scotland webinar series, is on Thursday 16^th January at 7pm.  

The Trump presidency is likely to have a broad impact on Europe and EU policies, including trade relations with the US, competition policy, product standards and consumer protections, climate change strategies, energy security and the regulation of internet and social media companies.

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Lord Kerr, who was born in Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, and schooled in Glasgow, has held the highest offices in the British foreign service.

He brings unparalleled insight into transatlantic relations and the complexities of European and US diplomacy. He served as British ambassador to the US while Tony Blair was prime minister. During John Major’s premiership he was the UK’s ambassador to the EU.

As Sir John Kerr he rose to become head of the Foreign Office and of the head of the Diplomatic Service. On retiring from the UK government, he was a member of the European Convention, which first drafted what became Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which describes the process to be followed by a country leaving the EU.

He was elevated to the peerage in 20024, taking the title Lord Kerr of Kinlochard. He served on House of Lords committees on European affairs. Lord Kerr was a vocal critic of the Conservative Party’s Brexit strategies and negotiating stances.