The European Union’s Foreign Policy in challenging times

Emma Nicholson was born in Oxfordshire and brought up on a small family farm. Her father was a Member of Parliament and like her mother came from a long line of politicians, farmers and businessmen.

Emma entered the House of Commons in 1987 for a large, West Country farming constituency. She took her seat in the House of Lords in 1997, and she continued to serve as a working peer after her 1999 election to the European Parliament.

In 2009 she became a member of the U.K.Delegation to the Parliament of the Council of Europe. Her focus is always on foreign policy and human rights and common defence and security policy. In her private time she chairs five charities in Russia, Romania, Lebanon, Iraq and the US.

She is a lifelong supporter of the Commonwealth with a body of work in Africa and India. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and practiced as a computer software engineer and management consultant. Her home is in Westminster where she welcomes international guests to visit parliament close by.

Her focus is always on foreign policy and human rights and common defence and security policy. In her private time she chairs five charities in Russia, Romania, Lebanon, Iraq and the US. She is a lifelong supporter of the Commonwealth with a body of work in Africa and India.

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ANU Centre for European Studies, The Nye Hughes Room, 67C Liversidge Street, 2601 Acton

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