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Wikipedia’s Bilderberg Group Attendee List

List of Bilderberg attendees 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.

The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and politics.

The elite group meets annually at luxury hotels or resorts throughout the world, normally in Europe, once every four years in the United States or Canada. It has an office in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands.[1] They met at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey for the June 2007 meeting.[2] The 56th Bilderberg meeting took place June 6-8, 2008 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia.

Royalty

Prince Philip (1965, 1966, 1967), Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Charles (1986), Prince of Wales

Prince Bernhard (Chairman of Bilderberg Meetings 1954-1976), father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[3]

Claus von Amsberg (1967, 1968, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986-1989), husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2008), Crown Prince of the Netherlands

Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1989)

Queen Sofia of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996)

Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain

Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (1992, 1993, 1996, 2008), Crown Prince of Belgium

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1995)

Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1984)

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1985, 1986, 1987)

Prince Axel of Denmark (1955, 1957)

Prince Henrik of Denmark (1966)

United States

David L. Aaron (1977), former Deputy National Security Advisor

Dean Acheson (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), former United States Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright (2008), former United States Secretary of State

Keith B. Alexander (2008), current Director, National Security Agency

Roger Altman (2008), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

John B. Anderson (1977), former US Congressman

Michael Armacost (1997), President, Brookings Institution

Nancy Kassebaum Baker (1988), former US Senator

George W. Ball (1954-1992),[4] former U.S. diplomat

Evan Bayh (1999), current US Senator, former Democratic Leadership Council Chairman, also attended the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Member of the Alfalfa Club

Lloyd Bentsen (1989, 1992, 1995 – 1997), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Sandy Berger (1997), former National Security Advisor (United States)

James H. Billington (1992), former Librarian of Congress

Eugene R. Black, Sr. (1957, 1966), former President of the World Bank

John Bolton (2003)

John Brademas (1966), former US Congressman

Bill Bradley (1985), former US Senator

Nicholas F. Brady (1984, 1986, 1988, 1991), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Edward Brooke (1968), former US Senator

David K. E. Bruce (1966)

Zbigniew Brzezinski (Guest, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1985), President Carter’s National Security Advisor

McGeorge Bundy (1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1980), former National Security Advisor (United States)

William Bundy (1977)

Clifford P. Case (1958), former US Senator

John Chafee (1979, 1986, 1991, 1992), former US Senator

Frank Church, former US Senator

Harlan Cleveland (1967)

Hillary Clinton (1997), current US Secretary of State, also attended the World Economic Forum, the Munich Conference on Security Policy, the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Democratic Leadership Council

Bill Clinton (1991),[5] former US President, 1993 – 2001

Carlos M. Collazo (2003)

Barber Conable, former President of the World Bank

Richard N. Cooper (1975, 1977), former United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

Jon Corzine (1995 – 1997[3], 1999, 2003, 2004), current Governor of New Jersey

Kenneth W. Dam (1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989-1997), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Richard Darman (1987), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Thomas A. Daschle (2008), former US Senator

Lynn Davis (1995)

John M. Deutch (1998), former CIA Director, former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

Thomas E. Dewey (1956, 1957, 1966), former Governor of New York

C. Douglas Dillon (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Christopher Dodd (1999 – 2001), current US Senator

John Edwards (2004), former US Senator

Stuart Eizenstat (2002), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Mike Espy (1994), former United States Secretary of Agriculture

Daniel J. Evans (1986, 1988), former US Senator, former Governor of Washington

Dianne Feinstein (1991), current US Senator

Douglas Feith (2004)

Ralph Flanders (1955, 1966), former US Senator

James Florio (1994), former Governor of New Jersey

Tom Foley (1988, 1990, 1995, 2002), former Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Gerald R. Ford (1964, 1966), former US President, 1974 – 1977

Harold Ford, Jr. (2008), current Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council, former US Congressman, Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Donald M. Fraser (1971), former US Congressman

Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1971), former US Congressman

J. William Fulbright (1956, 1957, 1964), former US Senator

Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1963, 1966), former US Congressman

John Galvin, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Melinda Gates (2004), wife of Bill Gates

Robert Gates (2008), current United States Secretary of Defense

David Gergen (1992, 1995), political consultant and presidential adviser during the Republican administrations of Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, campaign staffer for George H.W. Bush and adviser to Democratic President Bill Clinton

Roswell Gilpatric (1966)

Dan Glickman (2001), former US Congressman

Andrew Goodpaster (1968, 1974), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Lincoln Gordon (1957, 1966)

Donald Gregg (1985), former United States Ambassador

Marc Grossman (2007), former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Alfred Gruenther (1955, 1957, 1966), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Richard N. Haass (1991, 2003, 2004)[6], president, Council on Foreign Relations

Philip C. Habib (1992)

Chuck Hagel (1999 – 2001), current US Senator

Alexander Haig (1978), former United States Secretary of State

Lee H. Hamilton (1997)[3], former US Congressman

Fred R. Harris (1966), former US Senator

Arthur A. Hartman (1975), former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

Brooks Hays (1957, 1966), former US Congressman

H. John Heinz III (1978), former US Senator

Christian Herter (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966),[7] former Secretary of State

Bourke Hickenlooper (1963, 1966), former US Senator

Carla Anderson Hills (2002), former United States Trade Representative

Paul G. Hoffman (1955, 1957, 1966)

Richard Holbrooke (1995 – 1999, 2004 – 2006, 2008), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Chet Holifield (1964, 1966), former US Congressman

Kay Bailey Hutchison (2000, 2002), current US Senator

Henry M. Jackson (1964, 1966-1968), former US Senator

Jacob Javits (1964, 1966), former US Senator

Joseph E. Johnson (1954)[8], former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Bennett Johnston Jr. (1991), former US Senator

James Robert Jones (1985), former US Congressman

Vernon Jordan (1979-1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2008)

Robert Kagan (2004)

Carl Kaysen (1967)

Thomas Kean (1989), former Governor of New Jersey

George Kennan (1955, 1957, 1966)

David M. Kennedy (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Robert M. Kimmitt (1995), current United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Lane Kirkland (1977), former President, AFL-CIO

Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977-2003, 2004,[6] 2005-2008), Secretary of State, 1973 – 1977

John LaFalce (2002), former US Congressman

Michael Ledeen (2005)

Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1957, 1963, 1966), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Winston Lord (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996), former United States Ambassador to China

William J. Luti (2004), Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy for the National Security Council

Terry McAuliffe (2002), former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

John J. McCloy (1958, 1964, 1966), former President of the World Bank

Gale McGee (1966), former US Senator

Donald F. McHenry (1986, 1996), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Robert S. McNamara (1968, 1975), former United States Secretary of Defense, former President of the World Bank

Charles Mathias, Jr. (1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984-1993), former U.S. Senator

Ken Mehlman (2005), former Chairman of the Republican National Committee

Cord Meyer (1957), CIA official

George J. Mitchell, former U.S. Senator

Walter F. Mondale (1974, 1981), former Vice President of the United States, 1977 – 1981

A. S. Mike Monroney (1966), former U.S. Senator

Paul H. Nitze (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1966)

Lauris Norstad (1967), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Sam Nunn (1996, 1997[3]), former US Senator

William Odom (1993), former National Security Agency Director

Dan Quayle (1990, 1991), former US Vice President, 1989 – 1993

George Pataki (2006), former Governor of New York

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (2008), current United States Secretary of the Treasury

Claiborne Pell (1992), former US Senator

Richard Perle (1983, 1985, 2003, 2006, 2008), assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981 – 1987

Rick Perry (2007), current Governor of Texas

William J. Perry (1996), former United States Secretary of Defense

Peter George Peterson (1978), former United States Secretary of Commerce

Colin L. Powell (1997), former United States Secretary of State

Larry Pressler (1993), former US Senator

Lewis Thompson Preston, former President of the World Bank

Joel Pritchard (1975), former US Congressman

Marc Racicot (2002), former Chairman, Republican National Committee

Ralph E. Reed, Jr. (2004), former first executive director of the Christian Coalition

William K. Reilly (1989), former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

Henry Reuss (1966, 1971), former US Congressman

Walter P. Reuther (1966), former U.S. labour leader

Condoleezza Rice (2008), former United States Secretary of State

Bill Richardson (1999, 2000), current Governor of New Mexico

Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1971), former US Senator

Alice Rivlin (1984)

Charles W. Robinson (1975), former Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

David Rockefeller, original U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee (1954-

David Rockefeller, Jr. (1989)

Jay Rockefeller (1971), current US Senator

Nelson A. Rockefeller (1957, 1974), former US Vice President, 1974 – 1977, former Governor of New York, 1959 – 1973

Bernard W. Rogers, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Dennis Ross (2004, 2006, 2008)

Eugene V. Rostow (1967, 1968)

Walt Whitman Rostow, former National Security Advisor (United States)

Donald Rumsfeld (1975, 2002), Secretary of Defense, 2001 – 2006

Dean Rusk (1955, 1957, 1966), former United States Secretary of State

Mark Sanford (2008), current Governor of South Carolina, also attended the Renaissance Weekend

Hugh Scott (1961, 1966), former US Senator

Brent Scowcroft (1985, 1988, 1994), former National Security Advisor (United States)

Kathleen Sebelius (2007, 2008), current Governor of Kansas

George P. Shultz (2008), former United States Secretary of State, former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Kristen Silverberg (2007), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, part of the State Department

William E. Simon (1982), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Walter Bedell Smith, former CIA Director

Nancy Soderberg (1995)

Helmut Sonnenfeldt (1974), former U.S. State Department Counselor, former member, National Security Council

John Sparkman (1955, 1966), former US Senator

James Steinberg (1994, 2000), former Deputy National Security Advisor

Adlai Stevenson III (1971), former US Senator

Robert Schwarz Strauss (1982, 1989, 1990, 1992), former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Lawrence Summers (1998, 2002, 2008), former United States Secretary of the Treasury

John H. Sununu (1990), former Governor of New Hampshire

Shirley Temple (1982), former United States Ambassador, former child actress

Laura D’Andrea Tyson (1999)

Cyrus Vance (1971), former United States Secretary of State

John M. Vorys (1957, 1966), former US Congressman

Mark Warner (2005), former Governor of Virginia

Vin Weber (2007, 2008), former US Congressman

John C. Whitehead (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989-1997), former United States Deputy Secretary of State

Christine Todd Whitman (1998), former Governor of New Jersey

L. Douglas Wilder (1991), former Governor of Virginia, current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia

Alexander Wiley (1957, 1966), former US Senator

Ross Wilson (ambassador) (2007), current United States Ambassador to Turkey

Paul Wolfowitz (1990, 1994-1998, 2008), former President of the World Bank

George David Woods (1966), former President of the World Bank

Philip D. Zelikow (2007), executive director of the 9/11 Commission and Counselor of the United States Department of State

Robert Zoellick (1991, 2003, 2006, 2008), former Deputy Secretary of State and current President of the World Bank

Canada

Lester B. Pearson (1964, 1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968

Pierre Trudeau (1971***, 1983, 1985), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979, 1980 to 1984

Jean Chrétien (1982, 1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 1993 – 2003

W. Edmund Clark, President and CEO, Toronto-Dominion Bank

Paul Martin (1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 2003 – 2006

Stephen Harper (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2006 – Present

Bernard Lord (2001), former Premier of New Brunswick

Robert L. Stanfield (1968), former Premier of Nova Scotia

Jason Kenney (2007), Canadian Member of Parliament

Preston Manning (1998), former leader and founder of the Reform Party of Canada

Lloyd Axworthy (1996), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

Kevin G. Lynch (2004), Canadian civil servant

Frank McKenna (1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008), former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Premier of New Brunswick, current Deputy Chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank

Michael Wilson (politician) (1991), current Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of International Trade (Canada)

Marc Lalonde (1977), former Minister of Finance (Canada)

Jacques Parizeau (1968), former Premier of Quebec

Robert Bourassa (1971), former Premier of Quebec

Jean Lesage (1966), former Premier of Quebec

Mike Harris (1996), former Premier of Ontario

David Peterson (1990), former Premier of Ontario

Ralph Klein (1995), former Premier of Alberta

Peter Lougheed (1973), former Premier of Alberta

Gerald Regan (1977), former Premier of Nova Scotia

Paul Joseph James Martin (1957***, 1966-1968), former Canadian Senator, former Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada), former Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada), former Secretary of State for External Affairs (Canada), father of former Prime Minister of Canada,Paul Martin

Jeanne Sauvé (1974, 1986, 1989), former Governor General of Canada

Donald S. Macdonald (1971, 1973, 1979-1986, 1988, 1993), former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of National Defence (Canada)

Allan MacEachen (1983), former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Secretary of State for External Affairs

Heather Reisman (2006, 2007, 2008), Canadian businesswoman

Andre Desmarais, Power Corporation of Canada

SOURCES for the following EDITS MARKED *** by YEAR of the Bilderberg guest lists: 1954 – George W. Ball Papers, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, as transcribed and placed online by www.bilderberg.org 1957 – Source: http://www.bilderberg.org/bildhist.htm 1971 – The Washington Observer Newsletter, 15 May 1971 edition, Number 199, see headline “Controller’s Confab”. Available here in uploaded documents. 1978 – George W. Ball Papers, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, as transcribed and placed online by www.bilderberg.org 1981 – George W. Ball Papers, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, as transcribed and placed online by www.bilderberg.org 1985 – George W. Ball Papers, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, as transcribed and placed online by www.bilderberg.org

United Kingdom

Antony Acland (1988), former British Ambassador to the United States

Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats

Ed Balls (2001-2003), Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2006 – 2007

John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (1980, 1984, 1986), former Chairman of British Petroleum

Frederic Bennett (1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977-1980, 1984)

Tony Blair (1993),[5] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[9]

Rodric Braithwaite (1993)

George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1966, 1978)

Gordon Brown (1991), current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

James Callaghan (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Peter Carrington, 6th Baron Carrington (1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989-1998), former Secretary-General of NATO

Kenneth Clarke (1993, 1998,[10] 2006[11] & 2007[12]), former Chancellor of the Exchequer

Clement Davies (1954, 1955, 1957), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)

Richard Dearlove (2007), former head of MI6

Edmund Dell (1978)

Alec Douglas-Home (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1977)

Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1977)

Lawrence Freedman (1991), Professor, Oxford University

Hugh Gaitskell (1954, 1955, 1958), former leader of the Labour Party (UK)

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (1997)

Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood (2003)

Jo Grimond (1958, 1966), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)

William Hague (1998), former leader of the Conservative Party (UK), current Shadow Foreign Secretary

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (1995, 1998)

Roy Hattersley (1985)

Denis Healey, former Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founding member of Bilderberg)

Edward Heath (1963, 1966, 1967), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Michael Heseltine (1984), former Secretary of State for Defence

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1967)

John Horam (1975)

Douglas Hurd (1980, 1981), former British Foreign Secretary

Roy Jenkins, former President of the European Commission

Keith Joseph (1977)

John Keegan (1988), British military historian

John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard (2004, 2008), member of the House of Lords, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell

Norman Lamont (1995), former Chancellor of the Exchequer

Nigel Lawson (1982, 1990), former Chancellor of the Exchequer

Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester (1977, 1985), former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Reginald Maudling (1955, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1978), former Chancellor of the Exchequer

John Monks (1996) , former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1965, 1966)

Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones (2004)

John Nott (1977), former Secretary of State for Defence

David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech (1958, 1966), former British Ambassador to the United States

George Osborne (2006)[13] (2008) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present

David Owen (1973, 1982, 1993), former British Foreign Secretary

Cecil Parkinson (1989), former Shadow chancellor of the Exchequer

Enoch Powell (1968)

Christopher Price (UK politician), former Labour Party (UK) Member of Parliament, former member of the European Parliament

Giles Radice, Baron Radice (1995)

William Rees-Mogg (1993)

• Sir Malcolm Rifkind (1986, 1996), former British Foreign Secretary

Geoffrey Rippon (1974)

William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (1974)

Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973-1975, 1977-1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee),[14] Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman

John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)

Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations (1985, 1986, 1993)

John Smith (UK politician) (1986, 1989, 1991), former leader of the British Labour Party

David Steel (1986), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)

Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1964, 1966)

Norman Tebbit (1985)

Margaret Thatcher (1975),[15] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1971)

Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)

William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (1987, 1988, 1990, 1995)

George Weidenfeld (1992)

Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn (2002, 2003)

Harold Wilson (1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (1985, 1986)

Kenneth Younger (1966)

Ireland

John Bruton (1998), former Prime Minister of Ireland

Garret FitzGerald (1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987), former Prime Minister of Ireland

Paul Gallagher (2008), Attorney General of Ireland

Michael McDowell (1992, 2007), founding member of the Progressive Democrats of Ireland

Germany

Egon Bahr (1968, 1971, 1982, 1987), German Minister, creator of the Ostpolitik

Rainer Barzel (1966), former German opposition leader

Kurt Biedenkopf (1992), former Prime Minister of Saxony

Max Brauer (1954, 1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Mayor of Hamburg

Birgit Breuel (1973, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994), chairwoman of Treuhandanstalt

Andreas von Bülow (1978), former Minister of Research of Germany

Karl Carstens (1971), former President of Germany

Klaus von Dohnanyi (1975, 1977), former Mayor of Hamburg

Ursula Engelen-Kefer (1998), former chairwoman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions

Björn Engholm (1991), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein

Ludwig Erhard (1966), former Chancellor of Germany

Fritz Erler (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), Socialist Member of Parliament

Joschka Fischer (2008), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany)

Herbert Giersch (1975), Director, Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel

Helmut Haussmann (1979, 1980, 1990, 1996), former Minister of Economics of Germany

Wolfgang Ischinger (1998, 2002, 2008), former German Ambassador to Washington

Helmut Kohl (1980, 1982, 1988), former Chancellor of Germany

Walter Leisler Kiep (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980), former Treasurer of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1955, 1957, 1966), former Chancellor of Germany

Hans Klein (1986), Member of German Bundestag

Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1980, 1983, 1984), former Minister of Economics of Germany

Karl Lamers (1995), Member of the German Bundestag

Angela Merkel (2005), current Chancellor of Germany

Alois Mertes (1983, 1985)

Siegmar Mosdorf (2001), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany

Alfred Müller-Armack (1966), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany

Volker Perthes (2008), Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Friedbert Pflüger (2005, 2006), Member of the German Bundestag

Ruprecht Polenz (2002), Member of the German Bundestag

Volker Rühe (1983, 1991-1994), former Defense Minister of Germany

Rudolf Scharping, former Defense Minister of Germany

Wolfgang Schäuble (2003), current Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany

Walter Scheel (1981-84, 1986), former President of Germany

Karl Schiller (1966), former Finance Minister of Germany

Otto Schily (2003-2006), former Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany

Carlo Schmid (1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Vice President of the Federal Parliament

Helmut Schmidt (1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986), former Chancellor of Germany

Gerhard Schröder (CDU) (1971, 1974), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany), former Minister of Defence (Germany)

Gerhard Stoltenberg (1966, 1968), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein

Franz Josef Strauß (1963, 1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Bavaria

Lothar Späth (1993), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg

Erwin Teufel (1991), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg

Henning Voscherau (1996), former Mayor of Hamburg

Richard von Weizsäcker (1978), former President of Germany

Guido Westerwelle (2007), leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany

Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978), former Secretary of State in the Chancellor’s Office of Germany

Matthias Wissmann (1998, 2004, 2005), former Minister of Research of Germany

Austria

Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria

Alfred Gusenbauer (2002, 2006), former Chancellor of Austria

Wolfgang Schussel (1984), former Chancellor of Austria

Franz Vranitzky (1975, 1979, 1986-1991, 1993, 1995-1999), former Austrian Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky (1979), former Austrian Chancellor

Thomas Klestil (1988), former President of Austria

Martin Bartenstein (2006), Austrian Minister for Economy and Labour

Josef Krainer (1989), former Governor of Styria

Switzerland

Flavio Cotti (1994-1997), former President of the Swiss Confederation

Pascal Couchepin (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), current President of the Swiss Confederation

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1995), former President of the Swiss Confederation

Max Petitpierre (1963, 1966), former President of the Swiss Confederation

Jacob Kellenberger (1993), former Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Sigmund Widmer (1975), former Mayor of Zürich

Denis de Rougemont (1954, 1955, 1966)

France

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (1968, 2003), former President of the French Republic

Lionel Jospin (1996), former Prime Minister of France

Georges Pompidou (1966), former President of the French Republic

Dominique de Villepin (2003), former Prime Minister of France

Laurent Fabius (1994), former Prime Minister of France

Michel Rocard (1986), former Prime Minister of France

Pierre Bérégovoy (1992), former Prime Minister of France

Edouard Balladur (1987), former Prime Minister of France

Raymond Barre (1983), former Prime Minister of France

Edgar Faure (1974), former Prime Minister of France

René Pleven (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of France

Pierre Mendes-France (1968), former Prime Minister of France

Antoine Pinay (1954, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Prime Minister of France

Jean-Bernard Raimond (1994), former French Foreign Minister

Jean Francois-Poncet (1982, 1985, 1988), former French Foreign Minister

Michel Barnier (2007), former French Foreign Minister

Hubert Védrine (1987, 1992, 2008), former French Foreign Minister

Bernard Kouchner (2005), current Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)

Manuel Valls (2008), French Member of Parliament

Jean-Pierre Jouyet (2008), French Minister of European Affairs

Jean-Pierre Chevenement (1984, 1990), former Minister of Defense (France)

Jacques Attali (1975), French economist and scholar and former presidential adviser of France’s socialist government

Gaston Defferre (1964, 1966), former Mayor of Marseille

Maurice Herzog (1974), former Mayor of Chamonix

Philippe Seguin (1990), former Mayor of Epinal

Jean-Pierre Cot (1977), French politician, former Mayor of Coise

Olivier Guichard (1966, 1977), French politician, former French Minister of Justice

Guy Mollet (1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1966), former Socialist Prime Minister of France

Maurice Faure (1955, 1963, 1966)

Jacques Rueff (1958, 1966)

Belgium

Paul Van Zeeland (1955-1958, 1966), former Prime Minister of Belgium

Theo Lefevre (1967), former Prime Minister of Belgium

Leo Tindemans (1980), former Prime Minister of Belgium

Wilfried Martens (1989-1991, 1993), former Prime Minister of Belgium

Jean-Luc Dehaene (2004), former Prime Minister of Belgium

Philippe Maystadt (1996), former Belgian Minister of Finance

Etienne Davignon

Netherlands

Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), current Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2002 – present

Ruud Lubbers (1983, 1991, 1992, 1994), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1982 – 1994

Wim Kok (1993, 2003), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1994 – 2002

Barend Biesheuvel (1968), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1971 – 1973

Jelle Zijlstra (1966, 1975), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1966 – 1967

Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst (1974, 1981), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs

Max van der Stoel (1980), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1973 – 1977, 1981 – 1982

Jozias van Aartsen (2005), former Dutch Minister of Agriculture, 1994 – 1998, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1998 – 2002

Maxime Verhagen (2006, 2008), current Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2007 – present

Frank Heemskerk (2007), Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade

Frans Timmermans (2008), Dutch Minister of European Affairs

Klaas de Vries (2003), Dutch Member of Parliament

Ivo Samkalden (1963, 1966), former Mayor of Amsterdam

Harold Goddijn (2008), CEO of TomTom

Italy

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1987), former President of the Italian Republic, former Governor of the Banca d’Italia

Francesco Cossiga (1977), former President of the Italian Republic

Amintore Fanfani (1955, 1956, 1966), former Italian Prime Minister

Alcide de Gasperi (1954), former Italian Prime Minister

Claudio Martelli, former Italian Minister of Justice

Gianni De Michelis (1991), former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (1986, 1998, 1999, 2008), former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance

Romano Prodi (Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s), former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission

Virginio Rognoni (1982, 1991), former Italian Minister of Defense

Mariano Rumor (1966), former Italian Prime Minister

Domenico Siniscalco (1998), former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance

Giulio Tremonti (2000), current Italian Minister of Economy and Finance

Walter Veltroni (1996), former Mayor of Rome

Giorgio La Malfa (1974, 1975), former Member of Parliament

Guido Colonna di Paliano (1974), former Italian politician and European Commissioner

Spain

Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma (1999, 2000), president of Madrid

Joaquin Almunia (1998, 2008), European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs

Enrique Barón (1988), former President of European Parliament

Jaime de Carvajal y Urquijo (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), CEO, Ford Spain, Ericsson Spain and Banco Urquijo.

Juan Luis Cebrián (1988, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), former director of newspaper El País, CEO, Grupo Prisa

Guillermo de la Dehesa (1989, 1993), CEO, Banco Pastor

Carlos Ferret Salat (1993), banker

Manuel Fraga Iribarne (1977), politician, former Secretary General, Alianza Popular

Felipe Gonzalez (1989), former Prime Minister of Spain (1982-1996)

Loyola de Palacio (2005), former European Commissioner for Transport

Jesús de Polanco (1989), CEO, media group PRISA

Jordi Pujol (1991), former president of the autonomous community of Catalonia

Rodrigo Rato (1992, 1994), former Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance, and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

Eduardo Serra Rexach (2004), former Minister of Defense

Matías Rodríguez Inciarte (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2008), Deputy CEO, Grupo Santander

Miguel Boyer Salvador (1989), former Finance Minister of Spain

Miguel Sebastián Gascón (2005), former Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister and Minister of Industry (2008-…)

Narcís Serra (1990, 1991, 1992), former Minister of Defense, former Vice President of Spain.

Javier Solana (1985, 1998, 2000), Secretary-General of the Council of the EU, former Secretary-General of NATO

Pedro Solbes Mira (1999), Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance

Federico Trillo-Figueroa Martínez-Conde (1995), former Minister of Defense and former president of National Parliament of Spain

Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996), Spanish Permanent Representatives to the United Nations

Emilio de Ybarra y Churruca (1988, 1989), former CEO, BBVA

Juan Carlos I de Borbón y Borbón (1989), King of Spain

Queen Sofía de Grecia (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003-2005), Queen of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain

Portugal

Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995-2008) ,[16] former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 – 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group

António Guterres (1990, 2005), former Prime Minister of Portugal, currently the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Pedro Santana Lopes (2004), former Prime Minister of Portugal

José Sócrates (2004), current Prime Minister of Portugal

Jorge Sampaio (1989, 1999), former President of Portugal

Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (2003), former Leader of the Socialist Party

António Costa (2008), current Mayor of Lisbon

Rui Rio (2008), current Mayor of Porto

Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco (2006),[16] Member of Parliament (PSD)

Augusto Santos Silva (2006),[16] Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

Rui Machete (1989), former Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal

Joaquim do Amaral (1999), Member of Parliament

Manuel Sarmento Rodrigues (1966)

Greece

Kostas Karamanlis (1998), current Prime Minister of Greece

Constantine Mitsotakis (1993), former Prime Minister of Greece

Georgios Alogoskoufis (2008), former Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)

Dora Bakoyannis (2003), current Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), former Mayor of Athens

Anna Diamantopoulou (2008), Member of Parliament in Greece and former EU Commissioner

George Andreas Papandreou (1998), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), President of the Socialist International

Gerasimos Arsenis (1994), former Minister of Defense of Greece

Stefanos Manos (1986, 1993, 2001), Greek politician

Andreas Andrianopoulos (1988), former Mayor of Piraeus

Turkey

Süleyman Demirel (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey

Bülent Ecevit (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey

Adnan Menderes (1956), former Prime Minister of Turkey

Mesut Yilmaz (1990), former Prime Minister of Turkey

Selim Sarper (1966), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

İsmail Cem (1989, 1998), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Hikmet Çetin (1995, 2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP)

Emre Gönensay (1992, 1996, 2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Ali Babacan (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008), current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Sweden

Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006), Prime Minister of Sweden, 2006 – present

Carl Bildt[3] (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006-2008), former Prime Minister of Sweden and current Minister for Foreign Affairs

Olof Palme (1962, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1984), former Prime Minister of Sweden

Percy Barnevik (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001), Businessman

Mona Sahlin (1996), Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Invited by Percy Barnevik)

Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978), former Prime Minister of Sweden

Tage Erlander (1962, 1966), former Prime Minister of Sweden

Leif Pagrotsky (2001), former Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture [1];

Anders Borg (2007), current Minister for Finance of Sweden

Herbert Tingsten (1954, 1955, 1966), former Chief Editor, Dagens Nyheter

Martin Waldenström (1955), Industrialist

Björn Lundvall (1968, 1975, 1977-1980) (LM Ericsson)

Anna Lindh (2003), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Göran Persson (2001), former Prime Minister of Sweden

Gunnar Sträng (1973), former Minister for Finance of Sweden

Krister Wickman (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Hans Blix (1989), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Maud Olofsson (2008), Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

Norway

Gro Harlem Brundtland (1982, 1983), former Prime Minister of Norway

Kåre Willoch (1966, 1968, 1982, 1987), former Prime Minister of Norway

Trygve Bratteli (1977), former Prime Minister of Norway

Jens Stoltenberg, (2002), current Prime Minister of Norway

Siv Jensen (2006), Chairman Fremskrittspartiet

Johann Olav Koss (2006)

Halvard Lange (1964), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)

Ole Myrvoll (1974), former Minister of Finance (Norway), former Mayor of Bergen

Svein Gjedrem (2003), Chairman of Norges Bank 1999 – present

Dagfinn Varvik (1975), former Chairman, Centre Party (Norway)

Denmark

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2003), current Prime Minister of Denmark

Mogens Lykketoft (1998), former leader of the Social Democrats of Denmark

Tøger Seidenfaden (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999), editor-in-chief of Danish newspaper “Politiken”

Ritt Bjerregaard (1991, 1995), former Danish Secretary of Education, EU Commissioner and currently Mayor of Copenhagen

Anders Eldrup (2001-2007, 2008), Former permanent secretary to the Ministry of Finance, current CEO, Danish Oil and Gas Corporation (DONG)[citation needed]

Flemming Rose (2008), cultural editor (Originator of the Muhammed cartoon controversy), Jyllands-Posten

Finland

Jaakko Iloniemi (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990-1997)

Ilkka Suominen (1988)

Aatos Erkko (1991)

Jarl Köhler (1992-1994)

Ulf L. Sundqvist (1992)

Johannes Koroma (1993)

Jorma Ollila (1994, 1997-2008), former CEO of Nokia

Krister Ahlström (1994), former CEO of Ahlstrom

Georg Ehrnrooth (1994)

Sirkka Hämäläinen (1994)

Jaakko Ihamuotila (1994)

Max Jakobson (1975, 1994)

Gerhard M. H. Wendt (1994)

Jukka Harmaja (1995)

Björn Mattsson (1995)

Pertti Voutilainen (1995)

Janne Virkkunen (1998, 2001)

Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2001)

Christoffer Taxell (2002)

Teija H. Tiilikainen (2002-2007)

Olli Kivinen (2003)

Björn Whalroos (2003)

Paula Lehtomäki (2004)

Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)

Matti Vanhala (1999)

Pentti Vartia (1999)

Mikael Pentikäinen (2005)

Eero Heinäluoma (2006)

Sixten Korkman (2006)

Atte Jääskeläinen (2007)

Kalevi Sorsa (1990), former Prime Minister of Finland

Esko Aho (1994), former Prime Minister of Finland

Paavo Lipponen (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), former Prime Minister of Finland

Matti Vanhanen, current Prime Minister of Finland

Martti Ahtisaari (1994, 1995, 1996), former President of Finland

Sauli Niinistö (1997)[3], former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament

Jyrki Katainen (2007), current Minister of Finance (Finland)

Iceland

Davíð Oddsson (1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999), Prime Minister of Iceland (1991 – 2004), chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Iceland since 2005.

Geir Hallgrímsson (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984-1988, 1990), Prime Minister of Iceland (1974 – 1978).

Björn Bjarnason (1977, 1978, 1982-1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995), assistant editor of Morgunblaðið (1984 – 1991), Minister of Education (1995 – 2002), Minister for Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (2003-2009).

Russia

Anatoly Chubais (1998), Russian politician

Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky (2004), Russian politician

Slovakia

Ivan Mikloš (2005), former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia

Marián Šantavý (2008) – hockey star from HC Oranges

Czech Republic

Karel Schwarzenberg (2008), Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs

Jiří Pehe (2001), Director, New York University in Prague; former advisor to President Václav Havel

Michael Žantovský (1999), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security, Czech Senate, presently Czech Ambassador in Israel

Karel Kovanda (1998), Head of Mission of the Czech Republic to NATO and the WEU, presently Deputy Director General responsible for CFSP, Multilateral Relations and North America, East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, EEA, EFTA

Poland

Joseph Retinger (1954-1960), founder of Bilderberg Group

Hanna Suchocka (1998), first woman Prime Minister of Poland

Andrzej Olechowski (1994-1999, 2003), former leader of Civic Platform

Aleksander Kwaśniewski (2008), former President of Poland

Hungary

János Martonyi (2008), former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor of International Trade Law, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Gyorgy Suranyi (1996, 1997, 1999), former President, Hungarian National Bank

Israel

Natan Sharansky (2005)

Iran

Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (2006)

Iraq

Ahmed Chalabi (2006)

New Zealand

Thomas Clifton Webb (1955)

Mike Moore (2000)

EU Commissioners

European Union Commissioners who have attended include:

Joaquin Almunia (1998, 2008), European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs

José Manuel Barroso (1994, 2003), current President of the European Commission

Ritt Bjerregaard (1991, 1995), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and former European Commissioner for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection[9]

Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[17] former European Commissioner

Emma Bonino (1998)

Leon Brittan (1992, 1998)

Hans van den Broek (1986, 1988, 1991, 1995),[9] former European Commissioner

David Byrne (politician) (2005), former European Commissioner

Henning Christophersen (1979, 1982, 1983)

Étienne Davignon (1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994-2008), Bilderberg conference chairman in 2005

Jacques Delors (1992), former President of the European Commission

Franz Fischler (2001), former European Commissioner

Walter Hallstein (1955, 1958, 1966), former President of the European Commission

Neelie Kroes (2005 – 2008), present Commissioner for Competition

Pascal Lamy (2003)[17]

Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)

Franco Maria Malfatti (1964, 1966, 1974), former President of the European Commission

Peter Mandelson (1999[18])

Sicco Mansholt (1963, 1964, 1966), former President of the European Commission

Robert Marjolin (1966), former European Commissioner

Charlie McCreevy (2008), European Commissioner

Karel Van Miert (1993), former European Commissioner

Mario Monti (1983-1994, 1996, 1999, 2003[17]) ,former and/or present member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee[9]

Francois-Xavier Ortoli (1977), former President of the European Commission

Filippo Pandolfi (1989)

Lord Patten of Barnes (2007)

Andris Piebalgs (2006), European Commissioner for Energy

Romano Prodi, Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s

Olli Rehn (2007), European Commissioner for Enlargement

Jean Rey (1966), former President of the European Commission

Jacques Santer (1991), former President of the European Commission

Henri Simonet (1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982), former Vice Chairman of the European Commission

Javier Solana (1985, 1998, 2000), High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU)

Pedro Solbes (1999)

Gaston Thorn, former President of the European Commission

Günter Verheugen (1995)

António Vitorino (1996)

UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations

Josette Sheeran (2007), Executive Director of United Nations World Food Programme

Kurt Waldheim, former United Nations Secretary-General

Kemal Derviş (2002), current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator

Ad Melkert (1996), current UNDP Associate Administrator

Thorvald Stoltenberg (1973, 1982, 1994, 1995), former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1955, 1966), Pakistani politician, diplomat and international jurist

Knut Vollebæk (2008), OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

Eric Wyndham White (1964, 1966), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Arthur Dunkel (1991), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Mike Moore (2000), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Renato Ruggiero (1986, 1987, 1990-1996), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2003, 2008), current Secretary General of NATO

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1998), former Secretary General of NATO[9]

Willy Claes (1994, 1995, 2003), former Secretary General of NATO

Manfred Wörner (1982, 1985, 1990-1993), former Secretary General of NATO

Joseph Luns (1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977, 1978-1984), former Secretary General of NATO

Manlio Brosio (1965-1967), former Secretary General of NATO

Dirk Stikker (1964, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO

Paul-Henri Spaak (1963, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO

Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1955), former Secretary General of NATO

Military

Terence Airey (1955, 1966), Military Governor of Trieste

Colin Gubbins (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE[19]

Hans Speidel (1964, 1966), former World War II and Cold War general

Corporate

Financial institutions

Hermann Josef Abs (1958, 1966), former Chairman of Deutsche Bank

Josef Ackermann (2005, 2008), CEO of Deutsche Bank

Wilfrid S. Baumgartner (1963-1968, 1971, 1974, 1975), former Governor, Banque de France

Ben S. Bernanke (2008), current Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Michel Camdessus, former IMF Managing Director

Guido Carli (1958, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1977, 1987), former Governor of the Banca d’Italia

Tim Collins (financier) (2003, 2008), founder, Chief Executive Officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC

E. Gerald Corrigan (1994), former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, current Goldman Sachs Managing Director

Mario Draghi (1994, 1995, 2004, 2008), current Governor of the Banca d’Italia

Wim Duisenberg (1977, 1978-1983, 1986), former President of the European Central Bank

Otmar Emminger (1966), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Timothy F. Geithner (2004, 2008), current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Dermot Gleeson (1995, 2008), Chairman of Allied Irish Banks

Alan Greenspan (2002), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Alfred Herrhausen (1978-1985, 1987, 1988), German banker, former Chairman of Deutsche Bank

André Action Diakité Jackson (2002), Chairman of JFPI Corporation

Kenneth Jacobs (2007, 2008), Deputy Chairman, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

Per Jacobsson (1957), former IMF Managing Director

James A. Johnson (businessman) (1998, 2008), Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC

Mervyn A. King (2003), current Governor of the Bank Of England

Cyril Kleinwort (1966, 1971), former Chairman, Kleinwort Benson

Hilmar Kopper (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998-2003, 2005), former CEO of Deutsche Bank

Alexandre Lamfalussy (1983, 1986, 1988, 1992), former General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements

Thomas S. Lamont (1957), former Vice Chairman, Morgan Guaranty Trust

Jacques de Larosière (1982), former Governor of the Banque de France

Rene Larre (1974), former Director, Bank for International Settlements

William J McDonough (1997)[3], former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Tom McKillop (2008), Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Karl Otto Pöhl (1982, 1991), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Jürgen Ponto (1975), German banker, former Chairman of Dresdner Bank

John Francis Prideaux (1974), former Chairman, National Westminster Bank

Louis Rasminsky (1968), former Governor of the Bank of Canada

Rodrigo Rato (1992, 1994), former IMF Managing Director

Gordon Richardson (1966, 1975),[20] former Governor of the Bank of England

David Rockefeller, CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank

Robert Roosa (1966), former Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman

Emma Rothschild (1995)

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1983, 1998)

Guy de Rothschild (1974)

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

Lynn Forester de Rothschild (1998)

Rudolf Scholten (1992, 1999-2001, 2003-2008), CEO of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank

Pierre-Paul Schweitzer (1964, 1966), former IMF Managing Director

George Soros (1990, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002)

Dominique Strauss-Kahn (2000), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and member of the social-democrat Socialist Party of France

Gerald Thompson (1974), former Chairman, Kleinwort Benson

Jean-Claude Trichet (1995, 1999, 2008), current President of the European Central Bank

Anthony Tuke (1974), former President, Barclays Bank

Alfons Verplaetse (1990), former Governor of the National Bank of Belgium

Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997)[3], former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Marcus Wallenberg (1996, 1997), current Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, former CEO of Investor AB

Jacob Wallenberg (1998, 2008), current Chairman of Investor AB, former Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken

Siegmund Warburg (1966, 1977), founder of S. G. Warburg & Co.

Eric Warburg (1957), founder of Warburg Pincus

James Wolfensohn (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989-1999, 2004, 2008), former President of the World Bank Group

Walter Wriston (1964, 1966), former Chairman, Citibank

Major corporations

Giovanni Agnelli (1958, 1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1973-1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987-1998, 2000), former CEO of Fiat

Otto Wolff von Amerongen (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977-1980, 1982-2001), CEO of Otto Wolff Group (today: Part of ThyssenKrupp)

Dwayne Andreas (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987-1996), Chairman and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland

Percy Barnevik (1992-1996, 1997,[3] 2001), former CEO of ASEA

Anders Björgerd (1973, 1982), former deputy CEO of Sydkraft AB

Lloyd Blankfein (2007), CEO of Goldman Sachs

Ian Bremmer (2007), President of Eurasia Group

Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997,[3] 2004), Chief Executive BP

Gerhard Cromme (2000), former CEO and Chairman of ThyssenKrupp

Paul Desmarais (1982)

Paul Desmarais, Jr. (2006, 2008), Chairman and co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada

John Elkann (2008), vice chairman of Fiat and the Agnelli Group investment company IFIL

Louis V. Gerstner (1994, 1997), former Chairman of IBM, current Chairman of The Carlyle Group

Maurice R. Greenberg (1989-1991), former Chairman and CEO of American International Group

H. J. Heinz II (1954)[8], CEO of H. J. Heinz Company

Paul Hermelin (2007), CEO of Capgemini

Daniel Janssen (1971, 1973-1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995), former Chairman of the Executive Committee, Solvay (company), former vice president of the board, Union Chimique Belge, member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, member of Trilateral Commission executive committee

James Kimsey (2006), co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of America Online (AOL)

Andrew Knight (1978, 1980-1985, 1987-1996), Director of News Corporation, 1991-present, CEO of News International, 1900-1994, CEO and Editor-in-Chief The Daily Telegraph Group, Editor of The Economist, 1974-1984

Klaus Kleinfeld (2008), CEO of Siemens AG

Rahmi Koç (1994), Turkish business tycoon

Idar Kreutzer (2007), CEO of Storebrand

Craig Mundie (2008), chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft

Egil Myklebust (1997, 2006, 2008), Chairman of the Board of SAS Group

Stavros Niarchos (1967, 1968), Greek shipping tycoon

Harald Norvik (2006), former CEO of Statoil

Jorma Ollila (1997,[3] 2005, 2008), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation

Eivind Reiten (2000), former CEO of Norsk Hydro

Eric E. Schmidt (2007, 2008), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Google

Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994-1996, 1997,[3] 1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler

Ekkehard Schulz (2002, 2005, 2006), CEO of ThyssenKrupp

Peter Sutherland (1989-1996, 1997,[3] 2005), former Chairman of BP

Sidney Taurel (2007), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly

Martin Taylor (1993-1996, 1997),[3] former CEO, Barclays

Peter A. Thiel (2007, 2008), Co-Founder, PayPal

Daniel Vasella (1998, 1999, 2005, 2008), Chairman and CEO of Novartis

Jürgen Weber (2004), Chairman of Lufthansa Airline

Klaus Zumwinkel (2002-2006), former CEO of Deutsche Post AG

University, institute and other academic

Heather Munroe-Blum (1997), Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Marie-Josée Kravis (1998, 1999, 2008), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997)[3], President, Peterson Institute

Walter Isaacson (2004), President, Aspen Institute

Bruce MacLaury (1977), former President, Brookings Institution

Victor Halberstadt (1975, 1977, 1978-1999, 2008), Professor of Economics, Leiden University, Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings, Netherlands

Klaus Schwab (1995-1997), founder of the World Economic Forum

Laurence Parisot (2007), Head of French MEDEF

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist

Michael Boskin (1991), Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution

William Kristol (1995), co-founder of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), member of the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute and the Ethics and Public Policy Center

Graham Allison (1970, 1971, 1974, 2007), Harvard political scientist and leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism

Eberhard Sandschneider (2004), political scientist, Director of the Research Institute of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik, expert on China

Fouad Ajami (2006, 2008), Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Barnett Rubin (2008), Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University

Chester A. Crocker (2008), James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies

Martha Farah (2008), Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

Roger Martin (2008), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Jeffrey Sachs (1990), Professor, Harvard University

John Polanyi (1991), Professor of Chemistry, University of Toronto

Gerald L. Curtis (1990), Professor of Political Science, Columbia University

Aurelio Peccei (1963, 1964, 1966-1968), founder of the Club of Rome

Lester Thurow (1977), Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School, former Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management

Paul Samuelson (1966, 1970), American Economist, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Andrew W. Cordier (1966, 1970), former President of Columbia University

Theodore M. Hesburgh (1975), former President, University of Notre Dame

Paul McCracken (1975), University of Michigan

Marshall Shulman (1964, 1966)

Kingman Brewster, Jr. (1966), former President, Yale University

Stanley Hoffmann (1967)

Ralf Dahrendorf (1974, 1975, 1977)

Media

Michael Barone (pundit) (2007), journalist

Frederick S. Beebe (1967), former Chairman, Washington Post

John G. Bernander (2002), former head of the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK

Lord Black of Crossharbour (1981, 1983, 1985-1996, 1997)[3],Telegraph Chairman

Oscar Bronner (2005-2007, 2008), Editor of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard

William F. Buckley, Jr. (1975, 1996), founder of National Review and former host of Firing Line

Hubert Burda (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005-2007), Owner and CEO of Hubert Burda Media

Phillip Crawley (2006), Globe and Mail Publisher

Mathias Döpfner (2005-2007), CEO of Axel Springer AG, editing amongst others Die Welt and Bild

Hedley Donovan (1966)

Esther Dyson (2007), commentator on emerging digital technology

Osborn Elliott (1971), former Editor in Chief, Newsweek

Paul Finney (1977), former Managing Editor, Business Week

Donald E. Graham (1999, 2008), Chairman of the Board of The Washington Post Company

Katharine Graham, former Publisher and Chairman of The Washington Post Company

Henry Grunwald (1974), former Managing Editor, Time (magazine)

Josef Joffe (1993, 2006), Publisher of Die Zeit

Rupert Murdoch (1982, 1988)

Christine Ockrent (1984, 2007, 2008), former first anchor of the 8pm news on the Antenne 2 French TV channel

Anthony O’Reilly (1983), Irish media tycoon

Norman Podhoretz (1996), Editor, Commentary

George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997[3]), ABC News’s Chief Washington Correspondent, host of ABC’s This Week, senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and former communications director for Clinton.

Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1956, 1957, 1966)

Cyrus L. Sulzberger (1966, 1975)

Arthur Taylor (1977), former President, CBS

Ben J. Wattenberg (1982)

Mortimer Zuckerman (1994), publisher/owner of the New York Daily News, current Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report

Journalists

Alexandre Adler (2003), French conservative journalist

Paul Gigot (1996, 2008), Editor of the Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal 2003- present

Martin Wolf (1999-2001, 2003-2006), Financial Times columnist

Juan Luis Cebrián (1983, 1985, 1987-1990, 1993, 2008), Ex-director of El País Spanish daily newspaper and CEO of PRISA Group

Will Hutton (1997)[5]

Peter Jennings (1995)

George Will (1978, 1981)

Charlie Rose (2002, 2008)

Fareed Zakaria (2002, 2005)

Andrea Mitchell (2002)

Lesley Stahl (1989, 1997)

Thomas L. Friedman (1995, 2003)

Bill D. Moyers (1967, 1968, 1971, 1973)

Jim Hoagland (1993, 1998, 1999, 2002)

Joseph Kraft (1967)

James Reston (1966)

Max Frankel (1966)

Tom Wicker (1968)

Vendeline A. H. von Bredow (2006-2008), Business Correspondent for The Economist

Adrian Wooldridge (2004-2008), Foreign Correspondent for The Economist

Other

Guest at the 2003 Bilderberg Meeting included Carlos M. Collazo;

Guests at the 2004 Bilderberg Meeting included Melinda Gates, and Mario Draghi;

Guests at the 2005 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan and Mark Warner and may also have included, according to the Financial Times of May 2, Natan Sharansky and Bernard Kouchner;

Guests at the 2006 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan, George Pataki, Richard Perle, Dennis Ross, and prominent Canadians Paul Desmarais, Frank McKenna, Heather Reisman and Globe and Mail publisher Phillip Crawley. Other international guests included Mahmood Sariolghalam (Iran National University), Siv Jensen, leader of Norwegian political party Fremskrittspartiet, Johann Olav Koss, and chairman of Scandinavian Airlines, Egil Myklebust;
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