Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talks about H1N1 Flu prevention in Bethesda, Maryland. Sebelius warned that (A)H1N1 flu "is not gone, it's continuing to spread, it's in every state in this country" and she said Americans should not let down their guard. (AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)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.
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]
- Prince Charles, United Kingdom (1986)[5][6]
Politics
United States
- George W. Ball[7] (1954-1992), former U.S. diplomat
- John Edwards[8][9]
- Gerald Ford[3]
- Bill Clinton[10] (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[11]), president, Council on Foreign Relations
- Lee H. Hamilton (1997[1]), former US Congressman
- Christian Herter[12] (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Secretary of State
- Joseph E. Johnson[13] (1954), former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Henry Kissinger[11] (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[14] (2007), Current Governor of Texas
- Kathleen Sebelius[15], Health and Human Services secretary
- Timothy Geithner[15], Treasury Secretary
- Lawrence Summers[15], Director of the National Economic Council
- Paul Volcker[15], Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
- Condoleezza Rice[16], 66th United States Secretary of State
- Tom Daschle[16], former U.S. Senator from South Dakota
United Kingdom
- Ed Balls (2006),[17] 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)
- Tony Blair (1993),[10] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[18]
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member) [19], former Foreign Secretary
- Kenneth Clarke (1993[20], 1998[21], 2006[22], 2007[23], 2008[24][25]), 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) [19], former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Edward Heath,(deceased) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [3]
- Peter Mandelson (1999[26], 2009[27]) Business Secretary (2008-present)
- George Osborne (2006[28], 2007[29], 2008[30], 2009[31]) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2004-Present)
- David Owen (1982[32])
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973-1975, 1977-1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee),[33] Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
Belgium
- Paul-Henri Spaak Former Prime Minister[34] (1963)
Netherlands
- Ruud Lubbers Former Prime Minister[35]
- Wim Kok Former Prime Minister[35]
- Jan-Peter Balkenende Prime Minister [35]
- Paul Freeman Director of Direction [35]
France
- Georges Pompidou Former Prime Minister of France, Former President of the French Republic [35]
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
Finland
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006)[36], 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)[37],
[38] 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)[38] Prime Minister (Finland) chairman of (Suomen Keskusta)
Iceland
- Bjarni Benediktsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland ( 1963-1970) attended Bilderberg meeting in 1965 and 1970[39]
- Geir Haarde, former Prime Minister of Iceland (2006-2009)[40]
- Geir Hallgrímsson, former Prime Minister Of Iceland (1974-1978) [41]
Germany
- Guido Westerwelle (2007)[42], Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag
- Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor [3]
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[18]
- Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[43] former European Commissioner
- Hans van den Broek (1986, 1988, 1991, 1995),[18] former European Commissioner
- Pascal Lamy (2003)[43]
- Peter Mandelson (1999[26], 2009[27]) former European Commissioner for Trade 2004-2008
- Mario Monti (1983-1994, 1996, 1999, 2003[43]),former and/or present member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee[18]
UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations
- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen[18] (1998), former Secretary General of NATO
- Lyman Lemnitzer[34] Former Nato Commander
Military
- Colin Gubbins[44] (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE
Financial institutions
- William J McDonough (1997[1]), former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Gordon Richardson [45](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)[45]
- Wim Duisenberg Former European Central Bank President [35]
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 [13] (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.[46] IBM Chairman
- André Lévy-Lang[47], former CEO of Paribas
- Michel Bon[47], former CEO of France Telecom
- Otto Wolff von Amerongen[1], Chairman Otto Wolff GmbH.
- Paul Rijkens Former Chairman of Unilever [35]
University, institute and other academic
- C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997[1]), President, Peterson Institute
- Thierry de Montbrial[47], Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Media
- Conrad Black (1981, 1983, 1985-1996, 1997)[48]
- George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997), Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993-1996), now ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent
- Andrew Knight[49], journalist, editor, and media baron
- Nicolas Beytout[47], Editor of Le Figaro (France)
- Will Hutton[10] (1997)
- William F. Buckley, Jr. (1996[50])
