List of Bilderberg participants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Page semi-protected The following is a list of prominent persons who are known to have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in brackets. Contents [hide] 1 Royalty 1.1 Belgium 1.2 Commonwealth realms 1.3 Netherlands 1.4 Norway 1.5 Spain 2 Politics 2.1 Austria 2.2 Belgium 2.3 Bulgaria 2.4 Canada 2.4.1 Prime Ministers 2.5 China 2.6 Finland 2.7 France 2.8 Germany 2.9 Greece 2.10 Iceland 2.11 Ireland 2.12 Italy 2.13 Japan 2.14 Netherlands 2.15 Norway 2.16 Portugal 2.17 Poland 2.18 Spain 2.19 Sweden 2.20 Switzerland 2.21 Turkey 2.22 United Kingdom 2.22.1 Prime Ministers 2.23 United States 2.23.1 Presidents 2.23.2 Senators 2.23.3 Governors 3 EU Commissioners 4 Military 4.1 Netherlands 4.2 United Kingdom 4.3 United States 5 Financial institutions 5.1 Austria 5.2 Canada 5.3 France 5.4 Germany 5.5 Greece 5.6 Netherlands 5.7 Poland 5.8 Portugal 5.9 Spain 5.10 Turkey 5.11 United Kingdom 5.12 United States 6 Corporations 6.1 Belgium 6.2 Finland 6.3 France 6.4 Germany 6.5 Greece 6.6 Italy 6.7 Netherlands 6.8 Norway 6.9 Poland 6.10 Russia 6.11 Spain 6.12 Sweden 6.13 Switzerland 6.14 Turkey 6.15 United Kingdom 6.16 United States 7 University, institute and other academic 7.1 Canada 7.2 China 7.3 France 7.4 Greece 7.5 Netherlands 7.6 United States 8 Media 8.1 Austria 8.2 Canada 8.3 Denmark 8.4 France 8.5 Greece 8.6 Italy 8.7 Spain 8.8 Switzerland 8.9 Turkey 8.10 United Kingdom 8.11 United States 9 References Royalty Belgium King Philippe of Belgium (2007–2009, 2012)[1][2][3] Commonwealth realms Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Commonwealth realms (1986)[4][5] Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, Commonwealth realms (1965, 1967)[6][7] Netherlands Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1997, 2000, 2006, 2008–2013)[8][better source needed][3][9][10][11][12] Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1954–1975)[13][14] (deceased) Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (2008)[2] Norway King Harald V of Norway[15] (1984[16]) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (2011)[17] Spain Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain (2004)[18] Queen Sofía of Spain (2008–2011)[10][11][19] Politics Austria Oscar Bronner (2008,[2] 2009,[20] 2010,[21] 2011[22]) Newspaper publisher Werner Faymann (2009,[23] 2011,[11] 2012[3]) Chancellor 2008–present Heinz Fischer (2010)[21] Federal President 2004–present Alfred Gusenbauer (2007[24]) Chancellor 2007–2008 Walter Rothensteiner (2011[25]) CEO of Raiffeisen Zentralbank Rudolf Scholten (2011,[25] 2013[12]) Board member of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Andreas Treichl (2010[26]) CEO of Erste Group Belgium Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council Paul-Henri Spaak, Former Prime Minister and Secretary General of NATO[27] (1963) (deceased) Bulgaria Nikolai Kamov, Member of Parliament[28] (1999) Canada Mike Harris, (2006),[29] Premier of Ontario 1995–2002 Bernard Lord, (2006),[29] Premier of New Brunswick 1999–2006 Gordon Campbell, (2010),[21] Premier of British Columbia 2001–2011 Nigel S. Wright, (2012)[30] Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, 2011–2013 Alison Redford, (2012),[3] Premier of Alberta 2011-current Frank McKenna, (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)[31] Premier of New Brunswick 1987-1997 Brad Wall, (2013[12]) Premier of Saskatchewan 2007–current Prime Ministers Lester B. Pearson, (1968),[32] Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968)(deceased) Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (1968),[29] Prime Minister of Canada, 1968–1979, 1980–1984 (deceased) Jean Chrétien, (1996),[33] Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–2003 Paul Martin, (1996),[33] Prime Minister of Canada, 2003–2006 Stephen Harper, (2003),[29] Prime Minister of Canada, 2006–current China Fu Ying (2011, 2012),[3][34] Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador to the UK and Australia Finland Eero Heinäluoma (2006),[35] former chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Minister of Finance 2005-2007 Jyrki Katainen (2007, 2009),[36][37][38] chairman of the National Coalition Party, former Minister of Finance and current Prime Minister Sauli Niinistö (1997),[8][better source needed] former Minister of Finance, former Speaker of the Parliament, current President of the Republic Matti Vanhanen (2009),[37][38] former Prime Minister, former chairman of Centre Party Jutta Urpilainen (2012,[39] 2013[12]), current Minister of Finance France Gaston Defferre (1964),[40] member of National Assembly and mayor of Marseille (at the time) (deceased) Christine Lagarde (2013[12]), Minister of Finance 2007-2011, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 2011- Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France 1962-1968, President of the French Republic 1969-1974[41] (deceased) Germany Guido Westerwelle (2007),[42] Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany. Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor[13] Angela Merkel (2005), German Chancellor[43] Joschka Fischer (2008), Foreign Minister 1998-2005[43] Peer Steinbrück (2011), German Chancellor Candidate[44] Jürgen Trittin (2012), Environment Minister 1998-2005[43] Greece George Alogoskoufis (2008, 2009), Minister of Economy and Finance 2004-2009[2][20] Dora Bakoyannis (2009), Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006-2009[20] Anna Diamantopoulou (2008, 2009), Member of Parliament[2][20] Anastasios Giannitsis (2012), Minister of the Interior (Greece) 2011-2012[3] Giorgos Papakonstantinou (2010, 2011), Minister of Finance 2009-2011[11][21] Yannis Papathanasiou (2009), Minister for Economy and Finance 2009[20] Yannis Stournaras (2009), Minister of Finance 2012-2013[20] Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson[45] (1965, 1967, 1970),[46] Mayor of Reykjavík 1940–47, Foreign Minister 1947–55, editor of The Morning Paper 1956–59, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1959–63, Prime Minister 1963–70 (deceased) Björn Bjarnason[45] (1974, 1977),[47] Assistant editor of The Morning Paper 1984–1991, Minister of Education 1995–2002, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 2003, 2009 Davíð Oddsson[45] (ca. 1991–1999), Mayor of Reykjavík 1982–1991, Prime Minister 1991–2004, Foreign Minister 2004–2005, Central Bank governor 2005–2009, editor of The Morning Paper as of September 2009 Einar Benediktsson[45] (ca. 1970), ambassador: OECD 1956–60, UK 1982–1986, European Union et al. 1986–1991, NATO 1986–1990, United States et al. 1993–1997, etc.[48] Geir Haarde,[49] Central Bank economist 1977–1983, member and chairman of the Parliaments Foreign Affairs Committee 1991–1998, Minister of Finance 1998–2005, Foreign Minister 2005–2006, Prime Minister 2006–2009 Geir Hallgrímsson[45] (ca. 1974–1977,[47][50] 1980[51]), Mayor of Reykjavík 1959–72, Prime Minister 1974–1978, Foreign Minister 1983–1986, Central Bank governor 1986–1990 (deceased) Hörður Sigurgestsson,[45] former CEO of shipping line Eimskip, former chairman and CFO of Icelandair[52] Jón Sigurðsson[45] (1993), IMF Board of Directors 1974–1987, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1987–88, Industry and Commerce 1988–93, Central Bank governor 1993–94, Nordic Investment Bank governor 1994–2005[53] Ireland Garret FitzGerald, former Taoiseach[54] (deceased) Paul Gallagher, Attorney General of Ireland.[21] Dermot Gleeson, former Attorney General of Ireland.[20] Michael McDowell (2007), former Attorney General, former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform[1] Michael Noonan, (2012), then Minister for Finance.[30] Peter Sutherland, Director General of the WTO and former Attorney General of Ireland[8][better source needed] Italy Enrico Letta, President of the Council of Ministers Emma Bonino, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank Mario Monti, Economist,[33] former Prime Minister Renato Ruggiero, former WTO director, politician[33] Japan Nobuo Tanaka (2009), Executive Director of the International Energy Agency 2007-2011[20] Netherlands Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister 1982-1994[41] Wim Kok, Prime Minister 1994-2002[41] Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), Prime Minister 2002-2010[2][41] Maxime Verhagen, Minister[41] Mark Rutte, the current Prime Minister[55] Alexander Pechtold, leader of D66, a political party[55] Norway Siv Jensen (2006) Leader for The Norwegian political party, Fremskrittspartiet. (Progress Party (Norway))[citation needed] Jens Stoltenberg (2002), current Prime Minister of Norway.[15] Kristin Clemet[15] (1999, 2008[56]) Managing Director of the liberal and conservative think tank Civita, Former Minister of Education and Science. Geir Lundestad (2005)[57] Director of the Norwegian Nobel institute and Secretary to The Nobel Peace Prize Committee. Portugal Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983–1985, 1987–2008),[1] former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981–1983 and CEO of Impresa media group Manuel Pinho (2009),[58][59] former Minister of Economy and Innovation José Sócrates (2004),[58][59][60] former Prime Minister of Portugal José Pedro Aguiar-Branco,[58][59][60] former Minister of Justice Santana Lopes (2004),[58][59][60] former Prime Minister of Portugal José Manuel Durão Barroso (1994, 2003, 2005, 2013),[12][58][61][62] former Prime Minister of Portugal and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and current President of the European Commission Nuno Morais Sarmento,[59][60] former Minister of Presidency and Minister of Parliament Affairs António Costa (2008),[59][60] former Minister of Interior and current Mayor of Lisbon Rui Rio (2008),[59][60] current Mayor of Porto Manuela Ferreira Leite (2009),[59][63] former Minister of Education and Minister of Finance and Public Administration Augusto Santos Silva,[59] former Minister of Education, Minister of Culture, Minister of Parliament Affairs, and current Minister of National Defence Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1998),[59] former Minister of Parliament Affairs António Guterres (1994),[59][61][62] former Prime Minister of Portugal, former President of the Socialist International and current United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Ferro Rodrigues,[61] former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity and Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications Jorge Sampaio,[61][62] former President of Portugal Luís Mira Amaral (1995),[62][64] former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, chairman of Caixa Geral de Depósitos and CEO of Banco Português de Investimento Vítor Constâncio (1988),[62][64] governor of the Banco de Portugal, Vice President of the ECB Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira,[62] CEO of Galp Energia Ricardo Salgado,[62][65] CEO of Banco Espírito Santo Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (2010),[64] former Minister of Finance José Medeiros Ferreira (1977, 1980),[64] former Minister of Foreign Affairs Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1999),[64] former Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications António Miguel Morais Barreto (1992),[64] former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries João Cravinho,[65] former Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development Artur Santos Silva,[65] former vice-governor of the Banco de Portugal, chairman of Banco Português de Investimento and current non-executive chairman of Jerónimo Martins Francisco Luís Murteira Nabo,[65] former chairman of Portugal Telecom, Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications, and current chairman of Galp Energia and president of the Portuguese Economists Association Poland Józef Retinger (1954 to 1960), Founder and secretary of Bilderberg Group[14][66] (deceased) Andrzej Olechowski (1994, 2004, 2005)[67] Hanna Suchocka (1998) Jan Vincent-Rostowski (2012)[30] Spain María Dolores de Cospedal (2011), Secretary General of the Peoples Party[11] Bernardino León Gross (2008, 2010, 2011), Secretary General of Office of the Prime Minister[2][11][21] Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004-2010[20] Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (2012), Deputy Prime Minister[3] Pedro Solbes (2009), Minister of Economy and Finance 1993-1996, 2004-2009[20] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2010), Prime Minister 2004–2011[21] Sweden Carl Bildt (2006,[68] 2008,[68] 2009, 2013[12]) Prime Minister 1991–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006– Anders Borg (2007,[68] 2013[12]) Minister of Finance 2006– Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978),[69] Prime Minister 1976–1978 Maud Olofsson (2008),[68] Minister of Industry 2006–2011 Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006),[68] Prime Minister 2006– Mona Sahlin (1996),[68] Head of the Swedish social democratic party 2007–2011 Switzerland Christoph Blocher (2009),[20] former Member of Federal Council and former CEO of EMS Group Doris Leuthard (2011),[11] Member of Federal Council Rolf Schweiger (2011)[70] Turkey Ali Babacan (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013), Deputy Prime Minister[2][3][12][20] United Kingdom Shirley Williams (at least 2010, 2013[12]), stateswoman and member, House of Lords; Harvard University Professor; Past President, Chatham House; intl member, Council on Foreign Relations.[71] Paddy Ashdown (1989),[72] former leader of Liberal Democrats, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Ed Balls (2006),[73] former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and was Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010) Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member),[74] former Foreign Secretary Kenneth Clarke (1993,[75] 1998,[76] 1999,[77] 2003,[78] 2004,[79] 2006,[80] 2007,[80] 2008,[81][82] 2013[12]) Chancellor of the Exchequer 1993–1997, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2008–2010, Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice 2010–2012, Minister without Portfolio 2012–current Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Viscount Cranborne) (1997),[8][better source needed] Leader of the House of Lords 1994–1997 Denis Arthur Greenhill, Lord Greenhill of Harrow (deceased) (1974),[83]) former Head of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Denis Healey (founder and Steering Committee member),[74] former Chancellor of the Exchequer John Kerr (2008–2013),[2][3][11][12][20][21] member of the House of Lords and Deputy Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell Peter Mandelson (1999,[84] 2008,[2] 2009,[85] 2011–2013[3][11][12]) Business Secretary (2008–2010) John Monks (1996),[33] former TUC General Secretary George Osborne (2006,[86] 2007,[86] 2008[87] 2009,[88] 2013[12]) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2004–2010), Chancellor of the Exchequer 2010–current David Owen (1982),[89] former British Foreign Secretary and leader of the Social Democratic Party Enoch Powell, (deceased) (1968),[90] MP and Ulster Unionist Malcolm Rifkind (1996),[33] former Foreign Secretary Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973–1975, 1977–1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee),[91] Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman (deceased) David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (1995),[92] Diplomatic posts at European Union and United Nations. John Smith (1989) (deceased),[93] Labour Party leader Prime Ministers Tony Blair (1993),[75][94] Prime Minister 1997–2007 Gordon Brown (1991),[95] Prime Minister 2007– 2010 Edward Heath,[13] Prime Minister 1970–1974 (deceased) Alec Douglas-Home (1977–1980),[96] Chairman of the Bilderberg Group, Prime Minister 1963–1964 (deceased) Margaret Thatcher (1975),[97] Prime Minister 1979–1990 (deceased) David Cameron (2013) Currently Prime Minister United States Thomas E. Donilon (2012),[3] Executive Vice President for Law and Policy at Fannie Mae (1999–2005), current National Security Advisor. Roger Altman (2008, 2009, 2013),[2][12][98] Deputy Treasury Secretary from 1993–1994, Founder and Chairman of Evercore Partners George W. Ball (1954, 1993),[99] Under Secretary of State 1961–1968, Ambassador to U.N. 1968 (deceased) Sandy Berger (1999),[100] National Security Advisor, 1997–2001 Timothy Geithner (2008, 2009),[2][98] Treasury Secretary Dick Gephardt (2012),[3] former Congressman and House Majority Leader Lee H. Hamilton (1997),[8][better source needed] former Congressman Christian Herter,[101] (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), 53rd United States Secretary of State (deceased) Charles Douglas Jackson (1957, 1958, 1960),[102] Special Assistant to the President (deceased) Joseph E. Johnson[103] (1954), President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (deceased) Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2008, 2009, 2010,[21] 2011, 2012,[3] 2013[12]),[69][104] 56th United States Secretary of State Mark G. Mazzie (1986, 1987),[3] Chief of Staff, The Honorable George C. Wortley, U.S. House of Representatives. Richard Perle (2011), Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee 2001–2003, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense 1981–1987[70] Colin Powell (1997),[8][better source needed] 65th United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (2008),[2] 66th United States Secretary of State George P. Shultz (2008),[2] 60th United States Secretary of State Lawrence Summers,[98] Director of the National Economic Council Paul Volcker[when?],[98] Chair of the Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board and Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979–1987 Bing West (2010),[21] author and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert Zoellick (2008–2013),[2][3][11][12][20][21] former Trade Representative, former Deputy Secretary of State and former President of the World Bank Group Presidents Bill Clinton (1991),[94][95] President 1993–2001 Gerald Ford (1964, 1966),[13][105] President 1974–1977 (deceased) Senators Tom Daschle (2008),[2] Senator from South Dakota 1987-2005 John Edwards (2004),[106][107] Senator from North Carolina 1999–2005 Chuck Hagel (1999, 2000),[108] Senator from Nebraska 1997–2009, Secretary of Defense 2013–present John Kerry (2012),[3] 68th United States Secretary of State and Senator from Massachusetts (1985–2013) Sam Nunn (1996, 1997),[8][better source needed] Senator from Georgia 1972–1997 Governors Mitchell Daniels (2012)[109] Governor of Indiana 2004–2013 Jon Huntsman, Jr. (2012),[3] Governor of Utah 2005–2009 Rick Perry (2007),[110] Governor of Texas 2000–present Mark Sanford (2008),[111] Governor of South Carolina 2003–2011 Kathleen Sebelius (2008),[2] Governor of Kansas 2003-2009 EU Commissioners European Union Commissioners who have attended include: Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[112] former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes (2011), EU Commissioner[70] Pascal Lamy (2003,[112] 2010[10]), former European Commissioner for Trade, Director-General of the World Trade Organization 2005–present Peter Mandelson (1999),[84] (2009),[85] former European Commissioner for Trade 2004–2008 Pedro Solbes (2010),[10] former European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, former Second Vice President of Spain, former Minister of Economy and Finance Military Netherlands Jaap de Hoop Scheffer[10] (2010), former Secretary General of NATO United Kingdom Colin Gubbins[113] (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE (deceased) United States Lyman Lemnitzer (1963),[27] Supreme Allied Commander NATO 1963–1969 (deceased) Alexander Haig (1978),[69] NATO Commander 1974–1979 (US Secretary of State 1981–1982) (deceased) Keith B. Alexander (2012),[3] Commander US Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency. David Petraeus (2013), former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Financial institutions Austria Andreas Treichl (2009),[114] CEO of Erste Bank Rudolf Scholten (2010),[21] Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Canada Neil McKinnon, (1965), President of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Louis Rasminsky, (1968), third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973. (deceased) Frank McKenna, (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012),[2][3][115] Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group, Canadian Ambassador to the United States 2005–2006, Premier of New Brunswick 1987–1997 Marcel Faribault, (1966), Canadian notary, businessman and administrator, he became president of Trust Général du Canada. (deceased) Mark Carney, (2011, 2012),[11][116] The eighth and current governor of the Bank of Canada and the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, an institution of the G20 based in Basel, Switzerland.[3] Clark, Edmund, (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012),[2][11][21] President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group[3] France Henri de Castries (2008–2013), Chairman and CEO of AXA[2][3][11][12][20][21] Jean-Claude Trichet (2008,[2] 2009,[117] 2010[10]) President of the European Central Bank 2003–2011 Germany Siegmund Warburg (1977)[118] (deceased) Greece Takis Arapoglou (2009), former Chairman and CEO of National Bank of Greece[20] Netherlands Wim Duisenberg, former European Central Bank President[41] (deceased) Poland Sławomir Sikora (2004)[119] – CEO of Citibank Portugal Antonio Nogueira Leite (Portuguese) (2011), Economist[70] Francisco Pinto Balsemão, media businessman[120] António José Seguro, Politician[120] Paulo Portas, Politician[120] Luis Amado, Politician[120] Paulo Rangel, Politician[120] Spain Ana P. Botín (2010), Chairman of Banesto[21] Juan María Nin Génova (2009-2012), CEO of La Caixa[3][11][20][21] Matías Rodriguez Inciarte (2010), Vice Chairman of Santander Group[21] Turkey Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (2009,[20] 2010[21]), Chairman of Akbank United Kingdom Gordon Richardson,[118] (1966, 1975) former Governor of the Bank of England (deceased) United States David Rockefeller, Sr. (2008, 2009, 2011), Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank[44][2][20] William Joseph McDonough (1997),[8][better source needed] former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Ben Bernanke (2008,[111] 2009),[85] Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010),[8][better source needed][20][21] former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Corporations Belgium Rolf Soiron (2011), CEO of Holcim Ltd.[70] Finland Jorma Ollila (1997,[8][better source needed] 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013[12]), current Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and former Chairman of Nokia Corporation. France Michel Bon,[121] former CEO of France Telecom Tom Enders (2011), CEO of Airbus[70] André Lévy-Lang, (French)[121] former CEO of Paribas Germany Josef Ackermann (2008–2011, 2013), CEO of Deutsche Bank[2][12][20] Otto Wolff von Amerongen,[8][better source needed] Chairman Otto Wolff GmbH. Klaus Kleinfeld (2008–2013),[2][3][11][12][20][21] Chairman and CEO of Alcoa Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994–1996, 1997),[8][better source needed] 1998, 1999, 2001–2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler Greece George A. David (2009-2011), Chairman of Coca-Cola Hellenic[11][20][21] Dimitris Papalexopoulos (2008, 2009, 2012), Managing Director of Titan Cement[2][3][20] Italy Giovanni Agnelli (1997), Honorary Chairman of Fiat Automobiles[122] (deceased) Umberto Agnelli (1997), Chairman of IFIL[122] (deceased) Franco Bernabè (2011, 2013), CEO of Telecom Italia[12][70] John Elkann (2008–2012), Chairman of Fiat[2][3][11][20][21] Netherlands Paul Rijkens (Dutch) Former Chairman of Unilever[41](deceased) Norway Jens Chr. Hauge[123] (member of the groups board;[124] industrialist, who resigned as minister of justice in 1955; minister of defence appointment in 1945) Poland Jacek Szwajcowski (2004, 2005)[119] – CEO of Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna (Polish Pharmaceutical Group) Russia Anatoly Chubais (1998, 2012),[3] head of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation Alexei Mordashov (2011), CEO of Severstal[70] Spain César Alierta (2010), Chairman and CEO of Telefónica[21] Jaime Carvajal Urquijo (2010), Chairman of Advent International[21] Gustavo Cisneros (2010), Chairman of Grupo Cisneros[21] José Manuel Entrecanales (2009, 2010), Chairman of Acciona[20][21] Sweden Percy Barnevik (1992–1996, 1997,[8][better source needed] 2001), former CEO of ASEA Jacob Wallenberg (2006,[68] 2013[12]) Chairman of Investor AB Hans Stråberg (2006),[68] CEO of Electrolux Switzerland Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (2011),[11] Chairman of Nestlé André Kudelski (2011) Director of Nestlé, CEO of the Kudelski Group[70] Daniel Vasella (2008–2013), Chairman of Novartis[2][3][11][12][20][21] Peter Voser (2010, 2013),[12][21] CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Turkey Süreyya Ciliv (2011),[11] CEO of Turkcell Mustafa Koç (2008–2013), Chairman of Koç Holding[2][3][11][12][20][21] Tuncay Özilhan (2010),[21] Chairman of Anadolu Group Şefika Pekin (2011),[11] attorney Serpil Timuray (2012),[3] CEO of Vodafone Turkey Agah Uǧur (2009),[20] CEO of Borusan Holding United Kingdom Marcus Agius, Chairman of Barclays (2011, 2013)[12][70] Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997,[8][better source needed] 2004), Chief Executive of BP Peter Sutherland (1989–1996, 1997,[8][better source needed] 2005), former Chairman of BP Martin Taylor[8][better source needed] (1993–1996,[33] 1997, 2013[12]), former CEO of Barclays United States Jeff Bezos (2011, 2013),[11] Founder and CEO of Amazon Timothy C. Collins (2008–2012), CEO of Ripplewood Holdings[2][3][11][20][21] Bill Gates (2010),[125] Chairman of Microsoft H. J. Heinz II (1954),[103] CEO of H. J. Heinz Company (deceased) Chris Hughes (2011),[11] Co-founder of Facebook Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.,[126] Donald E. Graham (2008–2010),[21] CEO and Chairman of The Washington Post Company, Board of Directors for Facebook Henry Kravis (2008–2013), Co-founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts[2][3][11][12][20][21] Eric Schmidt (2008, 2010,[21] 2011, 2013[12]), CEO and Chairman of Google University, institute and other academic Canada James Orbinski, (2011),[11] Professor of Medicine and Political Science, University of Toronto, he was President of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, aka Doctors Without Borders) at the time the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. China Huang Yiping (2011, 2012),[3][11] Professor of Economics, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University France C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997),[8][better source needed] President, Peterson Institute Thierry de Montbrial,[121] Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales Greece Loukas Tsoukalis (2009-2012), President of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy[3][11][20][21] Netherlands Victor Halberstadt (2000-2012), Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings[55] United States Richard Pipes (1981),[127] Senior Staff Member, National Security Council Media Austria Oscar Bronner (2010, 2013),[12][21] Publisher and Editor, Der Standard Canada Peter Mansbridge, (2010),[128] CBCs chief correspondent and anchor of The National, CBC Televisions flagship nightly newscast. Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, (1981, 1983, 1985–1996),[129] Hollinger International, Inc., Author and former media magnate.[33] (1997), Robert Prichard, (2010),[128] the president of Ontarios Metrolinx. Heather Reisman, (2000 – present),[130] CEO of Chapters/Indigo, Co-Founder of the Heseg Foundation. David Frum, (1997),[131] Canadian American journalist and a former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Denmark Tøger Seidenfaden (1999, 2001–03),[132] editor-in-chief, Politiken (deceased) France Nicolas Beytout, (French)[121] Editor of Le Figaro (France) Erik Izraelewicz (2012), CEO of Le Monde[3] (deceased) Greece Alexis Papahelas (2008, 2009), Managing editor of Kathimerini[2][20] Italy Carlo Rossella (1997), Editor, La Stampa[122] Lilli Gruber (2012), Journalist – Anchorwoman, La7[133] Spain Juan Luis Cebrián (2008-2012), CEO of PRISA[2][3][11][20][21] Switzerland Michael Ringier (2009),[20] Chairman of Ringier Pietro Supino (2012),[3] Chairman of Tamedia Turkey Sami Kohen (2009),[20] Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist of Milliyet United Kingdom Will Hutton[94] (1997), former CEO of The Work Foundation and editor-in-chief for The Observer Andrew Knight (1996),[33][74] journalist, editor, and media baron United States William F. Buckley, Jr. (1996),[134] columnist and founder of National Review (deceased) George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997),[33] Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993–1996), now ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent. Fouad Ajami (2012), Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University[3] References 1.^ Jump up to: a b c High Priests of Globalization In Istanbul. Turkish Daily News. 31 May 2007. The Turkish state minister and chief negotiator, Ali Babacan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Kemal Dervis, the Association of Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen (Tusiad) Chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, Koc Holding Executive Board President Mustafa Koc and the Bogazici University rector, Prof Dr Ayse Soysal, will attend the meeting on behalf of Turkey. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Sofia of Spain, Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Greek National Economy and Finance Minister Yeoryios Alogoskoufis, former Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemao of Portugal, former Foreign Minister Michel Barnier of France, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden, Finance Minister Anders Borg of Sweden, Foreign Trade Minister Frank Heemskerk of the Netherlands, Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen of Finland, former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, Agriculture Minister Christine Lagarde of France, Justice Minister Michael McDowell of Ireland, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato, the EU commissioner for enlargement, Olli Rehn, and the US ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, are among foreign guests of the meeting. 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The Washington Post. 30 March 1963. 28.Jump up ^ Bilderberg Attendance 1995–1999. Retrieved 23 May 2012.[better source needed][better source needed] 29.^ Jump up to: a b c d Mcgregor, Glen (24 May 2006). Ottawa to host top-secret meeting—or maybe not: Rumours run rampant that ultra-influential Bilderberg to come here. Ottawa Citizen. Several Canadian political figures have spoken at Bilderbergs, including prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien, New Brunswick premiers Bernard Lord and Frank McKenna, and former Ontario premier Mike Harris. Prime Minister Stephen Harpers office would not say yesterday whether he has been invited to attend the rumoured Ottawa meetings. Mr. Harper attended the 2003 conference in Versailles, France. 30.^ Jump up to: a b c Final List of Participants: Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May – 3 June 2012. Official site. 31.Jump up ^ telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10102170/Bilderberg-Group-2013-guest-list-and-agenda.html. Missing or empty |title= (help) 32.Jump up ^ denisboivin.org/introlivre/ch04s02s02.html 33.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Deverell, John (31 May 1996). Vast array of international VIPs talk things over at secretive Bilderberg 96 in King City. The Toronto Star. Lord Carrington, Conference chairman; former NATO secretary-general; Francisco Pinto Balsemao, Former prime minister of Portugal; Queen Beatrix, Netherlands; Lloyd Bentsen, Former treasury secretary, U.S.; Carl Bildt, The High Representative Sweden; Conrad Black, Chairman, Hollinger, Canada; Frits Bolkestein, Liberal party leader, Netherlands; Jean Chrétien, Prime minister of Canada; Etienne Davignon, Executive chairman, Societe Generale de Belgique, Belgium; Stanley Fischer, International Monetary Fund; Charles Freeman, Former assistant secretary of defence, U.S.; Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario; Richard Holbrooke, Former assistant secretary of state, U.S.; Peter Job, Chief executive, Reuters Holding, Britain; Lionel Jospin, Socialist party leader, France; Henry Kissinger, Former U.S. secretary of state; Andrew Knight, News Corp., Britain; Winston Lord, Assistant secretary of state, U.S.; Paul Martin, Finance minister, Canada; Philippe Maystadt, Finance minister, Belgium; John Monks, Union leader, Britain; Mario Monti, European commissioner; Sam Nunn, U.S. senator; William Perry, Defence secretary, U.S.; Jan Petersen, Conservative party leader, Norway; Malcolm Rifkind, Foreign secretary, Britain; Renato Ruggiero, Director-general, World Trade Organization; Mona Sahlin, Member of parliament, Sweden; Klaus Schwab, President, World Economic Forum; Queen Sofia, Spain; George Soros, President, Soros Fund Management, U.S.; George Stephanopoulos, Senior adviser to the president, U.S.; Peter Sutherland, Former director-general, GATT and WTO, Ireland; J. Martin Taylor, Chief executive, Barclays Bank, Britain; Alex Trotman, Chairman, Ford Motor, U.S.; John Whitehead, Former deputy secretary of state, U.S.; James Wolfensohn, World Bank president. 34.Jump up ^ Bilderberg 2011: Handbags at Dawn. The Guardian. 13 June 2011. 35.Jump up ^ Valtiovarainministeriö: Heinäluoma Bilderberg-kokouksessa Ottawassa (in Finnish). 36.Jump up ^ Valtiovarainministeriö: Katainen Bilderberg-kokoukseen Istanbuliin (in Finnish). 37.^ Jump up to: a b Tiedote (in Finnish). 38.^ Jump up to: a b Prime Minister Vanhanen and Minister of Finance Katainen to attend Bilderberg Conference. Finnish Government. 39.Jump up ^ Urpilainen Bilderberg-kokouksessa yksityishenkilönä veronmaksajien rahoilla (in Finnish). 40.Jump up ^ American Trip by M. Defferre Hope of Meeting the President. The Times. 20 March 1964. p. 13. The main purpose of M. 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[Nobel prize in bad company?]. Nordlys (in Norwegian). 7 October 2005. 58.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Teixeira, Francisco (25 March 2010). Balsemão convida Rangel para o clube Bilderberg. Diário Económico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2010. 59.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Rita, Cristina (1 September 2009). Reunião foi muito interessante. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Cofina. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 60.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Rui Rio e António Costa juntos no Clube Bildeberg. Portugal Diário (in Portuguese) (Media Capital). 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 61.^ Jump up to: a b c d Van Quem? é o favorito na corrida a presidente do Conselho Europeu. i (in Portuguese) (Grupo Lena). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 62.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Club Bilderberg reúne-se em Sitges. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 63.Jump up ^ Rangel convidado por Balsemão para encontro do grupo Bilderberg. Portugal Diário (in Portuguese) (Media Capital). 25 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 64.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Mascarenhas, Paulo Pinto (3 June 2010). Bilderberg: Teixeira dos Santos e Paulo Rangel convidados para clube secreto. i (in Portuguese) (Grupo Lena). Retrieved 24 September 2010. 65.^ Jump up to: a b c d Portuguese newspaper organised Bilderberg meeting. The Portugal News. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 66.Jump up ^ Beddington-Behrens, Sir Edward (13 June 1960). Obituary – Mr. Joseph Retinger. The Times. p. 12. 67.Jump up ^ Olechowski for Salon24.pl - authorized interview. 12 June 2012. 68.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Svenska Dagbladet Näringsliv. 12 November 2009. 69.^ Jump up to: a b c Western Issues Aired. The Washington Post. 24 April 1978. The three-day 26th Bilderberg Meeting concluded at a secluded cluster of shingled buildings in what was once a farmers field. Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carters national security adviser, Swedish Prime Minister Thorbjorrn Falldin, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger and NATO Commander Alexander M. Haig Jr. were among 104 North American and European leaders at the conference. 70.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Bilderberg 2011: The Good, The Bad, and the Incredibly Wealthy. The Guardian. 15 June 2011. 71.Jump up ^ Bilderberg Meetings - Sitges, Spain 3–6 June 2010 - Final List of Participants. Bilderberg Meetings. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. 72.Jump up ^ Aitken, Ian (26 May 1989). The Day in Politics: Unlucky break for minder Mandelson. The Guardian. Mr Paddy Ashdown is not yet wholly at ease with the trappings of office, even if the office in question is only that of leader of the Social and Liberal Democrats. Attending the Bilderberg Conference of European political leaders in Spain last week, he was deeply impressed by the splendour of the official cars and the intensity of the security precautions laid on for his arrival. Reaching the conference headquarters at last, he sank into a chair and said to his neighbour: Hello, Im Paddy Ashdown. The neighbour smiled diffidently, put out his hand, and said: Hello, Im the King of Spain. 73.Jump up ^ Taxpayers foot bill for Ed Balls junket. Daily Telegraph. 74.^ Jump up to: a b c Who pulls the strings?. The Guardian (London). 10 March 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 75.^ Jump up to: a b Memorandum submitted by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards - Complaint against Mr Kenneth Clarke. United Kingdom Parliament. 11 July 1997. Mr Clarke subsequently explained that he and Mr Blair considered that they were attending the conference as representatives of the Government and the Opposition respectively, and stated that I was quite confident that I was at the time meeting the rules applying to Ministers, and it did not occur to me that the new rules concerning registration could apply to this visit. 76.Jump up ^ House of Commons - Register of Members Interests. Commons Publications. 2 December 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2009. 77.Jump up ^ Register of Members Interests. 9 June 1999. 3–6 June 1999, to Portugal, to attend Bilderberg meetings. I paid for my own air fare; the hotel accommodation for three nights was paid for by the organisers. 78.Jump up ^ Register of Members Interests. 21 May 2003. 15–18 May 2003, to Versailles, France, to attend a Bilderberg Conference. I paid for my own air fare; the hotel accommodation for three nights was paid for by the organisers. 79.Jump up ^ Register of Members Interests. 8 June 2004. 3–6 June 2004, to Stresa, Italy, to attend Bilderberg Conference. I paid for my own air fare; the hotel accommodation for three nights was paid for by the organisers. 80.^ Jump up to: a b House of Commons - Register of Members Interests. 81.Jump up ^ Register of Members Interests - Kenneth Clarke. United Kingdom Parliament. 16 June 2008. 82.Jump up ^ Kenneth Clarke:Full register of members interests. The Guardian (London). Retrieved 8 May 2010. 5–8 June 2008, to Chantilly, Virginia, USA, to attend Bilderberg Conference. Hotel accommodation paid for by the conference sponsors. (I paid my travel costs.) (Registered 12 June 2008) 83.Jump up ^ Atlantic world theme for Bilderberg conference. The Times. 19 April 1974. p. 6. 84.^ Jump up to: a b Register of Journalists Interests. British House of Commons. 85.^ Jump up to: a b c Our man at Bilderberg. The Guardian (London). 19 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010. Mandelsons office has confirmed his attendance at this years meeting: Yes, Lord Mandelson attended Bilberberg. He found it a valuable conference. 86.^ Jump up to: a b Register of Members Interests - George Osborne. United Kingdom Parliament. 3 July 2007. 87.Jump up ^ Register of Members Interests - George Osborne. United Kingdom Parliament. 16 June 2008. 88.Jump up ^ Register of Member Interests - George Osborne. United Kingdom Parliament. 27 May 2009. 89.Jump up ^ Ronson, Jon (10 March 2001). Who pulls the strings? (part 3). The Guardian (London). Retrieved 4 July 2009. During the Falklands war, the British governments request for international sanctions against Argentina fell on stony ground. But at a Bilderberg meeting in, I think, Denmark, David Owen stood up and gave the most fiery speech in favour of imposing them. Well, the speech changed a lot of minds. Im sure that various foreign ministers went back to their respective countries and told their leaders what David Owen had said. And you know what? Sanctions were imposed. 90.Jump up ^ Heath asks nation to be calm, fair, responsible, constructive. The Times. 29 April 1968. p. 2. The outstretched hand of Mr. Powell was rejected by the leader of a coloured delegation which tried to present a petition to him today at the ski lodge at Mont Tremblanc Quebec, where Mr. Powell was attending the seventeenth annual Bilderberg conference. 91.Jump up ^ Register of Lords Interests - Lord Roll of Ipsden. United Kingdom Parliament. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. 92.Jump up ^ Lords Hansard Written Answers text for 19 Mar 1996. 19 March 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 93.Jump up ^ Ashdown, Paddy (November 2000). The Ashdown Diaries: 1988–1997. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9510-6. 94.^ Jump up to: a b c Bill Hayton (29 September 2005). Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group. BBC. 95.^ Jump up to: a b Clinton; Tony and Gordon just have to work this out; The former president, who is expected to play a starring role at the Labour conference, talks to Toby Harnden about the party; its future and its leadership contest. The Spectator. 16 September 2006. p. 14. In fact, Clinton, then governor of Arkansas and considered a rank outsider for the 1992 presidential race, first met Brown in June 1991 at the Bilderberg conference in the Black Forest resort of Baden-Baden. By all accounts, the two clicked. 96.Jump up ^ Twenty-fifth Bilderberg meeting held. Facts on File World News Digest. 14 May 1977. Alec Douglas-Home, the former prime minister of Great Britain, chaired the conference, replacing Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, who had previously headed the Bilderberg invitation committee. (Prince Bernhard had resigned all public positions after the 1976 Lockheed scandal.) 97.Jump up ^ News in Brief. The Times. 26 April 1975. p. 5. Mrs Thatcher, the Conservative leader and Mr Healey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, were among participants in the twenty second Bilderberg Conference. 98.^ Jump up to: a b c d Conspiracists Push Bilderberger Theory. AOL News. 15 March 2008. 99.Jump up ^ George W. Ball Papers, 1880s–1994 (PDF). Princeton University Library. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. 100.Jump up ^ Text of Remarks by National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger to the Bilderberg Steering Committee; Strengthening the Bipartisan Center: An Internationalist Agenda for America. Federal News Service. 4 November 1999. 101.Jump up ^ Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895–1966. Papers: Guide.. Houghton Library, Harvard. 102.Jump up ^ Aubourg, Valerie (2003). Organizing Atlanticism: the Bilderberg group and the Atlantic institute, 1952–1963. Intelligence and National Security 18 (2): 92–105. 103.^ Jump up to: a b Alden Hatch (1962). H.R.H.Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An authorized biography. London: Harrap. B0000CLLN4 104.Jump up ^ Maxwell, Kenneth (2004). The Case of the Missing Letter in Foreign Affairs:: Kissinger, Pinochet and Operation Condor. David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. 105.Jump up ^ Mark Rich (2008). Hidden Evil. ISBN 978-1-4357-5010-4. 106.Jump up ^ U.S. Sen. John Edwards at Bilderberg. (UPI Top Stories). UPI NewsTrack. 6 June 2004. 107.Jump up ^ The Nation: Conspiracy Theorists Unite; A Secret Conference Thought to Rule the World 108.Jump up ^ Jackie Kucinich (12 May 2005). World leaders attend meeting that they wont talk about. The Hill. p. 4. Several members of Congress have been said to be on the guest list in the past, including Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.). Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C) took a break from the campaign trail to attend the meeting last year. Hagels office confirmed that he had attended the conference in 1999 and 2000. 109.Jump up ^ Bilderberg Meetings Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May – 3 June 2012 Final List of Participants. BilderbergMeetings.org. 31 May 2012. USA Daniels, Jr., Mitchell E. Governor of Indiana 110.Jump up ^ Christy Hoppe (31 May 2007), Perry off to secret forum in Turkey, The Dallas Morning News, retrieved 21 July 2009 111.^ Jump up to: a b Why is our governor visiting this group. The Augusta Chronicle. 19 June 2008. p. 8. Some of the names on the list are intriguing. Some of the well-known names include:Ben Bernanke - chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Condoleezza Rice - U.S. secretary of state; James A. Johnson - tasked with choosing U.S. Sen. Barack Obamas running mate; Paul Wolfowitz - with the Institute for Public Policy Research. The one name that stands out in my opinion this year is South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. 112.^ Jump up to: a b Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission. European Parliament. 15 May 2003. 113.Jump up ^ Valerie Aubourg (June 2003). Organizing Atlanticism: the Bilderberg Group and the Atlantic Institute 1952–63. 114.Jump up ^ Die Presse am Sonntag, 6 June 2010, S.18&19,58. Bilderberg- Konferenz: Das Geheimnis von Sitges online 5 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010 115.Jump up ^ Robert Benzie (12 June 2006). Ontario to build nuclear reactors. The Toronto Star. 116.Jump up ^ Bank of Canadas Mark Carney. CBC. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 117.Jump up ^ Charlie Skelton (18 May 2009). Our man at Bilderberg: I should be ashamed. Guardian. He shows me another: a long-range shot of two happy globalists in an inflatable doughnut ring and Speedos, skidding about behind a powerboat. If only the image was sharper we might see Peter Mandelson snatching a chat with Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank. So how do we sell ... splooosh! ... wooo! ... the abolition of the pound to the ... sploosh! ... electorate? Again! Again! Once more round the bay! 118.^ Jump up to: a b Caroline Moorehead (18 April 1977). An exclusive club, perhaps without power, but certainly with influence: The Bilderberg group. The Times. 119.^ Jump up to: a b Official 2005 Bilderberg Participant List on grazingsheep. 12 June 2012. 120.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Portugueses no clube de elite Bilderberg (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 August 2013. 121.^ Jump up to: a b c d Bruno Fays blog on Le Monde 122.^ Jump up to: a b c prnewswire.de/cgi/release?id=42594 123.Jump up ^ Njølstad p.540 124.Jump up ^ Nasjonens Skygge, del 2 [Shadow of the Nation, part 2] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 2012. Event occurs at 19:30. Bilderberg-gruppen opererer i det skjulte. Gruppens første samling finner sted på Hotel Bilderberg i Holland i 1954. […] I hans etterlatte arkiver avsløres hyppig korrespondanse med Bilderberg-organisasjonene grunnlegger. Her kommer det frem at Hauge har en sentral plass i styret i den hemmelige gruppen. 125.Jump up ^ Bill Gates hablará sobre energía y cómo combatir la pobreza en Club Bilderberg. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 126.Jump up ^ Bilderberg Group Meets In Georgia In Secrecy 120 Of Elite Make Up Informal Think Tank. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 13 June 1997.: What do Henry Kissinger, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Colin Powell, David Rockefeller and IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner have in common? They are among 120 dignitaries from Europe and the United States meeting at a secluded resort in Georgia as part of an organization called the Bilderberg Group. For four days that began Thursday, the groups influential guests are part of an informal think tank on world issues. 127.Jump up ^ Richard Pipes (2006). Vixi: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10965-2. when I attended the Bilderberg meeting at the Bürgenstock Hotel above Lake Lucerne 128.^ Jump up to: a b torontosun/news/canada/2010/06/09/14327506.html 129.Jump up ^ Goddard, Jacqui (15 February 2004). Prufrock: Rulers of the world prepare to expel Black. London: The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 May 2010. The final straw came this month when Black said he would sue Henry Kissinger and Richard Perle, both directors of Hollinger and fellow Bilderbergers. Now he is going to be pressed to leave the group. 130.Jump up ^ bilderbergmeetings.org/meeting_2010.html 131.Jump up ^ fullcomment.nationalpost/2010/06/08/david-frum-on-bilderberg-international-group-of-mystery/ 132.Jump up ^ Seidenfaden gives Bilderberg insight. Politiken. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 133.Jump up ^ Bilderberg Meetings Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May – 3 June 2012 – Final list of participants. Bilderberg Meetings. Retrieved 15 August 2012. 134.Jump up ^ Leaders meeting exclusive, secret: Chance for relaxed discussions. Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada). 1 June 1996. Categories: Bilderberg Group International nongovernmental organizations Lists of businesspeople Navigation menu Create account Log in Article Talk Read View source View history Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools Print/export Languages Deutsch Español فارسی Français Nederlands Norsk bokmål Suomi Edit links This page was last modified on 11 March 2014 at 02:14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 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