C++ ::  Initializing Boost Asio Variables In State Program

I am trying to initialize this chunk of code without it starting at the main menu in my state program:

boost::asio::io_service io_service;
tcp::resolver resolver(io_service);
tcp::resolver::query query(argv[1], argv[2]);
tcp::resolver::iterator iterator = resolver.resolve(query);
chat_client c(io_service, iterator);
boost::thread t(boost::bind(&boost::asio::io_service::run, &io_service));
char line[chat_message::max_body_length + 1];

This code came from a example at the boost example list: URL.....I want the networking to start when the multiplayer state initializes. This is how my program basically looks like:

//Main.cpp
main() {
if (!quit) {
while( handleing_events ) {
CurrentState->handleEvents();

[code].....

I tried to put the stuff in extern at states.h, and initialize it at Multiplayer(), but in handleEvents & ~Multiplayer, it says "c" is not defined...