List of Bilderberg participants
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The following is a list of prominent persons who 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.
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[edit] Royalty
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1997[1],2000[2])
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands [3]
- Prince Phillipe of Belgium
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain [4]
[edit] Politics
[edit] United States
- George W. Ball[5] (1954-1992), former U.S. diplomat
- John Edwards[6][7]
- Gerald Ford[8]
- Bill Clinton[9] (1991), former US President, 1993 - 2001
- Jon Corzine (1995 - 1997[1], 1999, 2003, 2004), former US Senator, current Governor of New Jersey
- Richard N. Haass (1991, 2003, 2004[10]), president, Council on Foreign Relations
- Lee H. Hamilton (1997[1]), former US Congressman
- Christian Herter[11] (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Secretary of State
- Joseph E. Johnson[12] (1954), former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Henry Kissinger[10] (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977-2008), Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977
- Gerard LeBlond (2008, 2009[1]), former President of the Edward-Laurent Foundation
- Sam Nunn (1996, 1997[1]), former US Senator
- Rick Perry[13] (2007), Current Governor of Texas
- Kathleen Sebelius[14], Health and Human Services secretary
- Timothy Geithner[15], Treasury Secretary
- Lawrence Summers[16], Director of the National Economic Council
- Paul Volcker[17], Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
- Condoleezza Rice[18], 66th United States Secretary of State
- Tom Daschle[19], former U.S. Senator from South Dakota
[edit] United Kingdom
- Ed Balls (2006),[20] former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and is currently Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007-present)
- Peter Mandelson (1999[21]) Business Secretary (2008-present)
- Tony Blair (1993),[9] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[22]
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member) [23], former Foreign Secretary
- Kenneth Clarke (1993, 1998[24], 2006[25], 2007[26] & 2008[27]), former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2008-Present)
- Denis Healey (founder and Steering Committee member) [23], former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- George Osborne (2006[28], 2007[29]& 2008[30]) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2004-Present)
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973-1975, 1977-1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee),[31] Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
- Edward Heath,(deceased) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [32]
[edit] Belgium
- Paul-Henri Spaak Former Prime Minister[33] (1963)
[edit] Netherlands
- Ruud Lubbers Former Prime Minister[34]
- Wim Kok Former Prime Minister[35]
- Jan-Peter Balkenende Prime Minister [36]
[edit] France
- Georges Pompidou Former Prime Minister of France, Former President of the French Republic [37]
[edit] Portugal
- Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983-1985, 1987-2008), former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 - 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
- Jorge Braga Macedo (1991-2008), former Finance Minister of Portugal, 1991 - 1993; Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Globalization and Governance in New University of Lisbon
[edit] Finland
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006)[38], former Chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party and he was the Minister of Finance of Finland between 2005 and 2007
- Jyrki Katainen (2007,2009)[39],
[40] chairman of Finnish National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) and the current Minister of Finance of Finland
- Sauli Niinistö (1997)[1], former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament
- Matti Vanhanen (2009)[41] Prime Minister (Finland) chairman of (Suomen Keskusta)
[edit] Iceland
- Bjarni Benediktsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland ( 1963-1970) attended Bilderberg meeting in 1965 and 1970[42]
- Geir Haarde, former Prime Minister of Iceland (2006-2009)[43]
- Geir Hallgrímsson, former Prime Minister Of Iceland (1974-1978) [44]
[edit] Germany
- Guido Westerwelle (2007)[45], Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag
- Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor [46]
[edit] EU Commissioners
European Union Commissioners who have attended include:
- Ritt Bjerregaard (1991, 1995), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and former European Commissioner for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection[22]
- Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[47] former European Commissioner
- Hans van den Broek (1986, 1988, 1991, 1995),[22] former European Commissioner
- Pascal Lamy (2003)[47]
- Peter Mandelson (1999[48])
- Mario Monti (1983-1994, 1996, 1999, 2003[47]) ,former and/or present member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee[22]
[edit] UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations
- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen[22] (1998), former Secretary General of NATO
- Lyman Lemnitzer[49] Former Nato Commander
[edit] Military
- Colin Gubbins[50] (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE
[edit] Financial institutions
- William J McDonough (1997[1]), former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Gordon Richardson [51](1966, 1975) former Governor of the Bank of England
- Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997[1]), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Siegmund Warburg (1977)[51]
- Wim Duisenberg Former European Central Bank President [52]
[edit] Major corporations
- Percy Barnevik (1992-1996, 1997,[1] 2001), former CEO of ASEA
- Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997,[1] 2004), Chief Executive BP
- H. J. Heinz II [12] (1954), CEO of H. J. Heinz Company
- Jorma Ollila (1997[1], 2005, 2008), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation
- Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994-1996, 1997[1], 1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
- Peter Sutherland (1989-1996, 1997[1], 2005), former Chairman of BP
- Martin Taylor[1] (1993-1996, 1997), former CEO, Barclays
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.[53] IBM Chairman
- André Lévy-Lang[54], former CEO of Paribas
- Michel Bon[54], former CEO of France Telecom
- Otto Wolff von Amerongen[1], Chairman Otto Wolff GmbH.
- Paul Rijkens Former Chairman of Unilever [55]
[edit] University, institute and other academic
- C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997[1]), President, Peterson Institute
- Thierry de Montbrial[54], Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales
[edit] Media
- Lord Black of Crossharbour (1981, 1983, 1985-1996, 1997)[1],Telegraph Chairman and convicted of fraud
- George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997[1]), Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993-1996), now ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent
- Andrew Knight[56], journalist, editor, and media baron
- Nicolas Beytout[54], Editor of Le Figaro (France)
[edit] Journalists
- Will Hutton[9] (1997)
- Bill Moyers[57][58]
- Conrad Black[58]
- Sumner Redstone[58]
- Katherine Graham[58]
- Jim Hoagland[58]
- Charles Krauthammer[58]
- Arthur Sulzberger[58]
- Thomas L. Friedman[58]
- William F. Buckley Jr[58]
[edit] References
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