It is argued that the Bilderberg Conference is nothing more than a policy discussion forum and social club which only serves as a means to brainstorm, reach consensus, and create social cohesion within the power elite of Western European and North American nations, to better advance the cause of Atlanticism and a neoliberal form of globalization.
WHEN: June 9-12
WHERE: Grand Hotel Kempinski in St. Moritz, Switzerland
ATTENDEES:
Royalty
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1997, 2000)
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1954, 1975)
- Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, United Kingdom (1986)
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain (2004)
- Prince Philippe, Prince of Belgium (2007)
- Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1965, 1967)
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- George W. Ball (1954, 1993), Under Secretary of State 1961-1968, Ambassador to U.N. 1968
- Sandy Berger (1999), National Security Advisor, 1997-2001
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State
- Douglas Feith (2004), U.S. Under-secretary of Defense
- Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary
- Richard N. Haass (1991, 2003, 2004), president, Council on Foreign Relations
- Lee H. Hamilton (1997), former US Congressman
- Christian Herter, (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), 53rd United States Secretary of State
- Charles Douglas Jackson (1957, 1958, 1960), Special Assistant to the President
- Joseph E. Johnson (1954), President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2008), 56th United States Secretary of State
- Jessica T. Mathews (2004), president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Colin Powell (1997), 65th United States Secretary of State
- Condoleezza Rice, 66th United States Secretary of State
- Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council
- Paul Volcker, Chair of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 – 1987
Presidents
- Bill Clinton (1991), President 1993-2001
- Gerald Ford (1964, 1966), President 1974-1977
Senators
- Tom Daschle, Senator from South Dakota 1987-2005
- John Edwards (2004), Senator from North Carolina 1999-2005
- Dianne Feinstein (1991), Senator 1992-current, Mayor of San Francisco 1978-1988
- Chuck Hagel (1999, 2000), Senator from Nebraska 1997-2009
- Sam Nunn (1996, 1997), Senator from Georgia 1972-1997
Governors
- Jon Corzine (1995 – 1997,1999, 2003, 2004),Senator 2001-2006, Governor of New Jersey 2006-2010
- Rick Perry (2007),Governor of Texas 2000-current
- Mark Sanford (2008),Governor of South Carolina
- Douglas Wilder (1991),Governor of Virginia
United Kingdom
- Paddy Ashdown (1989),former leader of Liberal Democrats, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ed Balls (2006),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 Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member) ,former Foreign Secretary
- Kenneth Clarke (1993,1998,1999,2003,2004,2006,2007,2008), Chancellor of the Exchequer 1993-1997, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2008-current
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Viscount Cranborne) (1997),Leader of the House of Lords 94-97
- Denis Arthur Greenhill, Lord Greenhill of Harrow (deceased) (1974) former Head of Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Denis Healey (founder and Steering Committee member),former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Peter Mandelson (1999,,2009 Business Secretary (2008-present)
- John Monks (1996), former TUC General Secretary
- George Osborne (2006, 2007, 2008 2009) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2004-Present)
- David Owen (1982), former British Foreign Secretary and leader of the Social Democratic Party
- Enoch Powell, (deceased) (1968), MP and Ulster Unionist
- Malcolm Rifkind (1996), former Foreign Secretary
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973-1975, 1977-1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee), Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
- John Smith (1989), Labour Party leader
Prime Ministers
- Tony Blair (1993), Prime Minister 1997-2007
- Gordon Brown (1991), Prime Minister 2007-current
- Edward Heath,Prime Minister 1970-1974
- Alec Douglas-Home (1977-1980), Chairman of the Bilderberg Group, Prime Minister 1963-1964
- Margaret Thatcher (1975), Prime Minister 1979-1990
Belgium
- Paul-Henri Spaak, Former Prime Minister (1963)
Netherlands
- Ruud Lubbers, Former Prime Minister
- Wim Kok, Former Prime Minister
- Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister
France
- Gaston Defferre (1964), member of National Assembly and mayor of Marseille (at the time)
- Georges Pompidou, Former Prime Minister of France, Former President of the French Republic
Portugal
- Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983-1985, 1987-2008), former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981-1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
Finland
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006), former Chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party and he was the Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2007
- Jyrki Katainen (2007, 2009), chairman of Finnish National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) and the current Minister of Finance
- Sauli Niinistö (1997),former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament
- Matti Vanhanen (2009), Prime Minister chairman of (Suomen Keskusta)
Iceland
- Bjarni Benediktsson (1965, 1970 etc.), 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
- Björn Bjarnason (1974, 1977), Assistant editor of The Morning Paper 1984-1991, Minister of Education 1995-2002, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 2003, 2009
- Davíð Oddsson (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 (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.
- Geir Haarde, Central Bank economist 1977-1983, member and chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee 1991-1998, Minister of Finance 1998-2005, Foreign Minister 2005-2006, Prime Minister 2006-2009
- Geir Hallgrímsson (ca. 1974-1977, 1980), Mayor of Reykjavík 1959-72, Prime Minister 1974-78, Foreign Minister 1983-1986, Central Bank governor 1986-1990
- Hörður Sigurgestsson, former CEO of shipping line Eimskip, former chairman and CFO of Icelandair
- Jón Sigurðsson (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
Germany
- Guido Westerwelle (2007), Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany.
- Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor
Poland
- Józef Retinger (1954 to 1960), Founder and secretary of Bilderberg Group
Canada
- Jean Chretien (1996), Prime Minister of Canada, 1993-2003
- Stephen Harper (2003), Prime Minister of Canada, 2006-current
- Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario 1995-2002
- Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick 1999-2006
- Paul Martin (1996), Prime Minister of Canada, 2003-2006
- Frank McKenna (2006), Canadian Ambassador to the United States 2005-2006, Premier of New Brunswick 1987-1997
- Carl Bildt (2006), (2008), (2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-
- Anders Borg (2007), Minister of Finance 2006-
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978),Prime Minister 1976-1978
- Maud Olofsson [2008), Minister of Industry 2006-
- Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006), Prime Minister 2006-
EU Commissioners
- European Union Commissioners who have attended include:
- Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003), former European Commissioner
- Pascal Lamy (2003)
- Peter Mandelson (1999),(2009), former European Commissioner for Trade 2004-2008
UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations
- Alexander Haig (1978),NATO Commander 1974-1979 (US Secretary of State 1981-1982)
- Lyman Lemnitzer (1963), Supreme Allied Commander NATO 1963-1969
Military
- Colin Gubbins (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE
Financial institutions
- Ben Bernanke (2008,2009),Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve
- Wim Duisenberg, former European Central Bank President
- Timothy Geithner, (2004),) president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Gordon Richardson,(1966, 1975) former Governor of the Bank of England
- William J McDonough (1997),former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Jean-Claude Trichet (2009), President of the European Central Bank 2003-current
- Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997),former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Siegmund Warburg (1977)
- Peter Weinberg (2004),CEO of Goldman Sachs International
- James Wolfensohn (2004),president of the World Bank
Major corporations
- Percy Barnevik (1992-1996, 1997,2001), former CEO of ASEA
- Michel Bon, former CEO of France Telecom
- Anders Bjoergerd, former deputy CEO of Sydkraft AB
- Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997,2004), Chief Executive BP
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., IBM Chairman
- H. J. Heinz II (1954),CEO of H. J. Heinz Company
- André Lévy-Lang, (French) former CEO of Paribas
- Indra K. Nooyi (2004),CEO of PepsiCo
- Jorma Ollila (1997,2005, 2008), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation
- Paul Rijkens (Dutch) Former Chairman of Unilever
- Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994-1996, 1997),1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
- Hans Stråberg (2006), CEO of Electrolux
- Peter Sutherland (1989-1996, 1997,2005), former Chairman of BP
- Martin Taylor(1993-1996, 1997), former CEO, Barclays
- Otto Wolff von Amerongen,Chairman Otto Wolff GmbH.
- Jacob Wallenberg (2006), Chairman of Investor AB
University, institute and other academic
- C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997), President, Peterson Institute
- Thierry de Montbrial, Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Media
- Nicolas Beytout, (French) Editor of Le Figaro (France)
- Conrad Black (1981, 1983, 1985-1996)(1997), columnist and publisher, now in prison
- William F. Buckley, Jr. (1996), columnist and founder of National Review
- Will Hutton(1997), former CEO of The Work Foundation and editor-in-chief for The Observer
- Andrew Knight (1996),journalist, editor, and media baron
- George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997), Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993-1996), now ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent
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