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PRESS RELEASE
BILDERBERG MEETINGS
3 June 2000
The 48th Bilderberg meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium, 1-3 June 2000. Among other subjects the Conference discussed US Elections, Globalisation, New Economy, the Balkans, EU Enlargement, the European Far Right.
Approximately 100 participants from North America and Europe attended the discussions. The meeting was private in order to encourage frank and open discussion.
Bilderberg takes its name from the hotel in Holland where the first meeting took place in May 1954. That pioneering meeting grew out of the concern expressed by leading citizens on both sides of the Atlantic that Western Europe and North America were not working together as closely as they should on common problems of critical importance. It was felt that regular, off-the-record discussions would help create a better understanding of the complex forces and major trends affecting Western nations in the difficult post-war period.
The cold war has now ended. But in practically all respects there are more, not fewer, common problems - from trade to jobs, from monetary policy to investment, from ecological challenges to the task of promoting international security. It is hard to think of any major issue in either Europe or North America whose unilateral solution would not have repercussions for the other.
Thus the concept of a European-American forum has not been overtaken by time. The dialogue between these two regions is still - even increasingly - critical.
What is unique about Bilderberg as a forum is the broad cross-section of leading citizens that are assembled for nearly three days [in this case roughly two days, ed.] of informal and off-the-record discussion about topics of current concern especially in the fields of foreign affairs and the international economy; the strong feeling among participants that in view of the differing attitudes and experiences of the Western nations, there remains a clear need to further develop an understanding in which these concerns can be accommodated; the privacy of the meetings, which has no purpose other han to allow participants to speak their minds openly and freely.
In short Bilderberg is a small, flexible, informal and off-the-record international forum in which different viewpoints can be expressed and mutual understanding enhanced.
Bilderberg's only activity is its annual conference. At the meetings, no resolutions are proposed, no votes taken, and no policy statements issued. Since 1954, forty seven conferences have been held. The names of the participants are made available to the press. Participants are chosen for their experience, their knowledge, and their standing; all participants attend Bilderberg in a private and not an official capacity. There are usually about 120 participants of whom about two-thirds come from Europe and the balance from North America. About one-third are from government and politics, and two thirds from finance, industry, labor, education, communications. [I see no representatives of trades unions here at all, ed.]
Participants have agreed not to give interviews to the press during the meeting. In contacts with the news media after the conference it is an established rule that no attribution should be made to individual participants of what was discussed during the meeting.
There will be no press conference. A list of participants is appended.
BILDERBERG MEETINGS
Brussels, Belgium
1-3 June 2000
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
3 June 2000
Honorary Chairman:
B, Etienne Davignon; Chairman, Société Générale de Belgique;
Honorary Secretary General:
GB, J. Martin Taylor; Chairman, WH Smith Group PLC, International Adviser, Goldman Sachs International
I, Agnelli, Giovanni; Honourary Chairman, Fiat SpA.
I, Agnelli, Umberto; Chairman, IFIL - Finanziaria di Partecipazioni SpA.
E, Aguirre y Gil de Biedma, Esperenza; President, The Spanish Senate
USA, Allaire, Paul; Chairman of the boardof Directors and CEO, Xerox Corporation
I, Ambrosetti, Alfredo, Ambrosetti Group
DK, Andersen, Bodil Nyboe; Governor, Central Bank of Denmark
CDN, Asper, Israel; Chairman, CanWest Capital Group Inc.
INT, Avery, Graham; Chief Adviser for Enlargement, European Community
P, Balsemão, Francisco Pinto; Professor of Communication Science, New University, Lisbon; Chairman, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.
S, Barnevik, Percy; Chairman, Investor AB
NL, Benschop, Dick; State Secretary for European Affairs
I, Bernabè, Franco; Special Representative of Italy for Reconstruction Initiatives in the Balkans
D, Betz, Hans-Georg; Visiting Proffessor, European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Columbia and New York Universities
INT, Bildt, Carl; Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans, United Nations
CDN, Black, Conrad; Chair, Telegraph Group Ltd.
IRL, Bruton, John; Leader of Fine Gael (Opposition Party)
GB, Buchanan, Robin WT; Senior Partner, Bain & Co Inc.
GB, Clarke, Kenneth; Member of Parliament (Conservative)
TR, Çolakoglu, Nuri; Chairman and CEO, NTV
F, Collomb, Bertrand; Chairman and CEO, Lafarge
D, Cromme, Gerhard; Chairman of the Executive Board, Thyssen Krupp AG
GR, David, George A; Chairman of the Board, Hellenic Bottling Company SA
USA, Deutch, John M, Institute Professor, MIT; Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.)
GR, Diamandouros, P Nikiforos; National Ombudsman
USA, Dodd, Christopher J; Senator (Democrat, Connecticut)
USA, Donilon, Thomas E; Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, FannieMae
USA, Dyson, Esther; Chairman, EDventure Holdings Inc.
INT, Fréchette, Louise; Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
I, Fresco, Paolo; Chairman, Fiat SpA
CDN, Frum, David; Columnist, National Post Newspaper
P, Gouveia, Teresa Patrício; Member of Parliament (PSD)
USA, Graham, Donald E; Publisher, The Washington Post
USA, Hagel, Chuck; Senator (Republican, Nebraska)
NL, Halberstadt, Victor; Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary-General of Bilderberg Meetings
N, Hambro, Christian; Director-General, Research Council of Norway
A, Hampel, Erich; Chairman, Creditanstalt-Bankverein
USA, Hutchison, Kay Bailey; Senator (Republican, Texas)
B, Huyghebaert, Jan; Chairman, Almanij NV
B, Janssen, Daniel E; Chairman, Solvay SA
S, Johansson, Leif; President and CEO, Volvo AB
USA, Johnson, James A; Chairman and CEO, Johnson Capital Partners
USA, Jordan Jr, Vernon E; Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
TR, Kayhan, Muharrem; Vice-Chairman of the Board, Söktas, Former President, Tusiad
USA, Kissinger, Henry A; Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.
D, Kopper, Hilmar; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
USA, Kravis, Henry R; Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA, Kravis, Marie-Josée; Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Inc.
INT, Lamy, Pascal; Commissioner, European Commission
F, Lévy-Lang, André; Former Chairman, Paribas
B, Lippens, Maurice; Chairman, FORTIS Bank
FIN, Lipponen, Paavo; Prime Minister
USA, Mathews, Jessica T; President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
USA, McDonough, William J; President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
F, Montbrial, Thierry de; Director, French Institure of International Relations
INT, Moore, Mike; Director-General, WTO
D, Nass, Matthias; Deputy Editor, Die Zeit
NL, Queen Beatrix; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands and of the House of Orange
FIN, Ollila, Jorma; Chairman of the Board and CEO, Nokia Corporation
INT, Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso; Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
S, Pagrotsky, Leif; Minister of Trade
GR, Papandreou, George A; Minister for Foreign Affairs
S, Petersson, Lars-Eric; President and CEO, Skandia
A, Petritsch, Wolfgang; The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; EU chief negotiator at the Kosovo peace talks in Rambouillet and Paris
CH, Pury, David de; Chairman, de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Co Ltd.
DK, Rasmussen, Anders Fogh; Chairman, Liberal Party
N, Reiten, Eivind; Executive Vice-President, Corporate Management, Norsk Hydro SA
USA, Richardson, Bill; Secretary of Energy
I, Riotta, Gianni; Deputy Editor, La Stampa
USA, Rockefeller, David; Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank International Advisory Council
E, Rodriguez Inciarte, Matías, Executive Vice Chairman, BSCH
GB, Roll, Eric; Senior Adviser, UBS Warburg
I, Ruggiero, Renato; Vice-Chairman, Schroder Salomon Smith Barney; Chairman, Schroder Salomon Smith Barney Italy
A, Scholten, Rudolf; Member of the board of executive directors, Öesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
B, Schoutheete de Tervarent, Ph de; Former permanant representative of Belgium to the EU
DK, Seidenfaden, Tøger; Editor-in-Chief, Politiken
INT, Solana Madariaga, Javier; Secretary General, Council of the European Union
USA, Soros, George; Chairman, Soros Fund Management
USA, Steinberg, James B; Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
F, Strauss-Kahn, Dominique; Former Minister of Finance; Professor, University of Paris
KS, Surroi, Veton; Publisher, KOHA Ditore
IRL, Sutherland, Peter D; Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Chairman, BP Amoco PLC
USA, Tarullo, Daniel K; Visiting Profesor of Law, Georgetown University Law centre
USA, Thornton, John L; President and CEO, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
I, Tremonti, Giulio; Member of the Finance Commission, Chamber of Deputies
F, Trichet, Jean-Claude; Governor, Banque de France
CH, Vasella, Daniel L; Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG
NL, Veer, Jeroen van der; Group managing director, Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies; designate President of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
USA, Vink, Lodewijk JR de; Chairman, President and CEO, Warner-Lambert Company
A, Vranitzky, Franz; Former Federal Chancellor
S, Wallenberg, Jacob; Chairman of the Board, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
GB, Wolf, Martin; Associated Editor/Economics Commentator [what does this mean???]
INT/USA, Wolfensohn, James D; President, The World Bank
D, Wolff von Amerongen, Otto; Chairman and CEO of Otto Wolff GmbH
USA, Wolfowitz, Paul; Dean, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The John Hopkins University
Rapporteurs:
GB, Mickelthwait, R. John; United States Editor, The Economist
GB, Wooldridge, Adrian D; Foreign Correspondent, The Economist
List of Abbreviations
A Austria
B Belgium
CH Switzerland
CDN Canada
D Germany
DK Denmark
E Spain
F France
FIN Finland
GB Great Britain
GR Greece
INT International
I Italy
IRL Ireland
KS Kosova
N Norway
NL Netherlands
P Portugal
S Sweden
TR Turkey
USA United States of America |
