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Hi, this is a list of those who attended the Bilderberg Group in 2008. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Bilderberg Group, it is an annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of banking, business, media and politics. The group has met every year since 1954 and hold a three day meeting in secret with no reporters or media allowed in. Different people are selected to attend each year, past attendees include;
George Bush senior, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Nicolas Sarkozy, Charles Haughey, Dick Cheney, Peter Sutherland, Donald Rumsfeld.
Anybody else wondering why you wont find this on RTÉ or Sky News?
[size=7]Attendees 2008[/size]
International
INT, Almunia, Joaquín, Commissioner, European Commission
INT, Hoop Scheffer, Jaap G., de Secretary General, NATO
INT, Mandelson, Peter, Commissioner, European Commission
INT, McCreevy, Charlie, Commissioner, European Commission
INT, Trichet, Jean-Claude, President, European Central Bank
INT Zoellick, Robert B. President, The World Bank Group
INT, Kroes, Neelie, Commissioner, European Commission
Ireland
IRL, Gallagher, Paul, Attorney General
IRL, Gleeson, Dermot, Chairman, AIB Group
Great Brittian
GBR, Clarke, Kenneth, Member of Parliament
GBR, Kerr, John, Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.
GBR, McKillop, Tom, Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
GBR, Osborne, George, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
GBR, Taylor, J. Martin, Chairman, Syngenta International AG
GBR, Bredow, Vendeline von, Business Correspondent, The Economist
GBR, Wooldridge, Adrian D., Foreign Correspondent, The Economist
America
USA, Ajami, Fouad, Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
USA, Alexander, Keith B., Director, National Security Agency
USA, Altman, Roger C., Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.
USA, Bernanke, Ben S., Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
USA, Collins, Timothy C., Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
USA, Crocker, Chester A., James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies
USA, Daschle, Thomas A., Former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader
USA, Donilon, Thomas E., Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
USA, Farah, Martha J., Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
USA, Feldstein, Martin S., President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research
USA, Ford, Jr., Harold E., Vice Chairman, Merill Lynch & Co., Inc.
USA, Geithner, Timothy F., President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
USA, Gigot, Paul, Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street Journal
USA, Graham, Donald E., Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
USA, Holbrooke, Richard C., Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
USA, Hubbard, Allan B., Chairman, E & A Industries, Inc. [/b]
USA, Jacobs, Kenneth, Deputy Chairman, Head of Lazard U.S., Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
USA, Johnson, James A., Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC (Obama’s man tasked with selecting his running mate)
USA, Jordan, Jr., Vernon E., Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
USA, Kissinger, Henry A., Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA, Kleinfeld, Klaus, President and COO, Alcoa
USA, Kravis, Henry R., Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA, Kravis, Marie-Josée, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.
USA, Mathews, Jessica T., President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
USA, McDonough, William J., Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
USA, Mundie, Craig J., Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
USA, Paulson, Jr., Henry, M. Secretary of the Treasury
USA, Pearl, Frank H., Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
USA, Perle, Richard N., Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
USA, Rockefeller, David, Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank
USA, Rice, Condoleezza, Secretary of State
USA, Ross, Dennis B., Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
USA, Rubin, Barnett R., Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University
USA, Rose, Charlie, Producer, Rose Communications
USA, Sanford, Mark, Governor of South Carolina
USA, Schmidt, Eric, Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, Google
USA, Sebelius, Kathleen, Governor of Kansas
USA, Shultz, George P., Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
USA, Summers, Lawrence H., Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University
USA, Thiel, Peter A., President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
USA, Vakil, Sanam, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
USA, Weber, J., Vin CEO, Clark & Weinstock
USA, Wolfensohn, James D., Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
USA, Wolfowitz, Paul, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
France
FRA, Baverez, Nicolas, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
FRA, Castries, Henri de, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA
FRA, Collomb, Bertrand, Honorary Chairman, Lafarge
FRA, Jouyet, Jean-Pierre, Minister of European Affairs
FRA, Kodmani, Bassma, Director, Arab Reform Initiative
FRA, Margerie, Christophe de, CEO, Total
FRA, Montbrial, Thierry de, President, French Institute for International Relations
FRA, Ockrent, Christine, CEO, French television and radio world service
FRA, Pérol, François, Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic Affairs
FRA, Valls, Manuel, Member of Parliament
FRA, Védrine, Hubert, Hubert Védrine Conseil
Canada
CAN, Adams, John; Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada
CAN, Brodie, Ian, Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office
CAN, Clark, Edmund, President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
CAN, Desmarais, Jr., Paul, Chairman and co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada
CAN, Edwards, N. Murray, Vice Chairman, Candian Natural Resources Limited
CAN, Martin, Roger Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
CAN, McKenna, Frank, Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group
CAN, Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Torstar Corporation
CAN, Reisman, Heather, M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Sweden
SWE, Bildt, Carl, Minister of Foreign Affairs
SWE, Johnstone, Tom, President and CEO, AB SKF
SWE, Olofsson, Maud, Minister of Enterprise and Energy; Deputy Prime Minister
SWE, Wallenberg, Jacob, Chairman, Investor AB
Spain
ESP Spain, H.M. the Queen of
ESP, Cebrián, Juan Luis, CEO, PRISA
ESP, León Gross, Bernardino, Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister
ESP, Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander
Russia
RUS, Trenin, Dmitri V., Deputy Director and Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center
Austria
AUT, Bronner, Oscar, Publisher and Editor, Der Standard
AUT, Ederer, Brigitte, CEO, Siemens AG Österreich
AUT, Leitner, Wolfgang, CEO, Andritz AG
AUT, Scholten, Rudolf, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Norway
NOR, Clemet, Kristin, Managing Director, Civita
NOR, Vollebaek, Knut, High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE
Finland
FIN, Blåfield, Antti, Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat
FIN, Honkapohja, Seppo, Member of the Board, Bank of Finland
FIN, Ollila, Jorma, Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc
FIN, Väyrynen, Raimo, Director, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Switzerland
CHE, Spillmann, Markus, Editor-in-Chief and Head Managing Board, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
CHE, Vasella, Daniel L., Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG
CHE, Forstmoser, Peter, Professor for Civil, Corporation and Capital Markets Law, University of Zürich
Germany
DEU, Ackermann, Josef, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
DEU, Fischer, Joschka, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
DEU, Ischinger, Wolfgang, Former Ambassador to the UK and US
DEU, Klaeden, Eckart, von Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU
DEU, Perthes, Volker, Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
DEU, Nass, Matthias, Deputy Editor, Die Zeit
Greece
GRC, Alogoskoufis, George, Minister of Economy and Finance
GRC, Diamantopoulou, Anna, Member of Parliament
GRC, Papahelas, Alexis, Journalist, Kathimerini
GRC, Papalexopoulos, Dimitris, CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A.
GRC, Varvitsiotis, Thomas, Co-Founder and President, V + O Communication
Netherlands
NLD, Balkenende, Jan Peter, Prime Minister
NLD, Halberstadt, Victor, Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings
NLD, Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
NLD, Orange, H.R.H., the Prince of
NLD, Timmermans, Frans, Minister of European Affairs
NLD, Goddijn, Harold, CEO, TomTom
Czech Republic
CZE, Schwarzenberg, Karel, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Denmark
DNK, Bosse, Stine, CEO, TrygVesta
DNK, Eldrup, Anders, President, DONG A/S
DNK, Rose, Flemming, Editor, Jyllands Posten
DNK, Schur, Fritz H., Fritz Schur Gruppen
Turkey
TUR, Babacan, Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs
TUR, Gögüs, Zeynep, Journalist; Founder, EurActiv.com.tr
TUR, Koç, Mustafa, Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
TUR, Öztrak, Faik, Member of Parliament
TUR, Sahenk, Ferit, Chairman, Dogus Holding A.S.
Portugal
PRT, Balsemão, Francisco, Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister
PRT, Costa, António, Mayor of Lisbon
PRT, Rio, Rui, Mayor of Porto
Belgium
BEL, Huyghebaert, Jan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
BEL Philippe, H.R.H., Prince
Italy
ITA, Bernabè, Franco, CEO, Telecom Italia Spa
ITA, Draghi, Mario, Governor, Banca d’Italia
ITA, Elkann, John, Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
ITA, Monti, Mario, President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
ITA, Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso, Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
Poland
POL, Kwasniewski, Aleksander, Former President
Hungary
HUN, Martonyi, János, Professor of International Trade Law; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
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