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2014 Bilderberg Meetings

Beginning on Thursday, May 29, 2014

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Bilderberg Does Copenhagen By "i iam P# $itynski %pri 1, 2014 This year&s not'so'se(ret Bi der!erg Meetings )i !e he d in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end o* May 2014# The 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings )i he d at the Copenhagen Marriott +ote in Copenhagen, Denmark, o(ated near Copenhagen Centra Train Station, Ti,o i -ardens, and %ma ien!org Pa a(e, *rom Thursday, May 29, 2014 unti Sunday, .une 1, 2014# /%t east that is the o**i(ia story *or no)# The Bi der!erg -roup may (hange its itinerary at the ast moment in an attempt to mis ead and de(ei,e the )or d#0 The primary topi(s that the Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipants )i pro!a! y dis(uss inside the (on*eren(e room at the Copenhagen Marriott +ote in( ude1 2ussian o((upation o* Crimea The 3uture o* 4kraine The 3uture o* %*ghanistan The 3uture o* 5gypt The 3uture o* Syria and Bashar %ssad The 3uture o* S(ot and The Credi!i ity and 3uture o* 6%T7 and 5uropean 4nion The Credi!i ity o* the 7!ama %dministration Po iti(a %m!itions o* 8 adimir 9Bad %ss: Putin The ast time Denmark hosted a Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e )as in 19;9, )hen that (on*eren(e )as he d at +ote Marien yst, o(ated north o* Copenhagen# Denmark geographi(a y (onsists o* t)o primary areas1 the is and o* <ea and /in( uding Copenhagen0 and main and .ut and# The narro) 7resund )ater)ay, the ,ita )ater)ay (onne(ting the 6orth Sea and the Ba ti( Sea, separates Denmark *rom S)eden !y se,era mi es# % ships sai ing to the port o* St# Peters!urg, +e sinki, Sto(kho m, Ta inn /5stonia0, 2iga /$at,ia0, -dansk /Po and0, or =a iningrad /2ussia0 must enter the narro) 7resund )ater)ay# The (urrent Prime Minister o* Denmark +e e Thorning'S(hmidt attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in 8ou iagmeni, -ree(e near %thens *rom 14'1> May 2009# The (urrent 3inan(e Minister o* Denmark B?arne Corydon attended ast year&s Bi der!erg Meetings he d at +erts*ordshire, 5ng and near $ondon# 7utgoing Se(retary -enera o* 6%T7 %nders 3ogh 2asmussen attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in 8ersai es, 3ran(e *rom May 1@'1A, 200B# The in(oming Se(retary -enera o* 6%T7 .ens Sto ten!erg, the *ormer Prime Minister o* 6or)ay, attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia near "ashington, D#C# *rom May B0'.une 2, 2002# The usua guests )ho are eCpe(ted to attend this year&s Bi der!erg Meetings in Copenhagen in( ude1 Dueen /Prin(ess0 BeatriC o* the 6ether ands, 3oreign Minister o* S)eden Car Bi dt, *ormer Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti, *ormer British Petro eum (hairman Peter D# Suther and, 2oya Dut(h She (hairman .orma 7 i a, +enry =issinger /age and hea th permitting0, *ormer -o dman Sa(hs partner 2o!ert 2u!in, *ormer "or d Bank President .ames "o *ensohn, 8ernon .ordan, $aFard !ank (hairman =enneth .a(o!s, and .essi(a Tu(hman Mathe)s, the President o* Carnegie 5ndo)ment *or Enternationa Pea(e# Da,id 2o(ke*e er, the 9A'year'o d Bi der!erg -od*ather and *ormer (hairman o* the !oard o* Chase Manhattan Bank, )i undou!ted y !e sitting in a ro(king (hair reminis(ing o,er his attendan(e at past Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(es /and dreaming o* a )hite Christmas0# Se,era 2ussian and %meri(an guests attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia in .une 2012, in( uding the (urrent 4#S# Se(retary o* State .ohn 3or!es =erry, 9Comrade: +enry =issinger, *ormer 3oreign Minister o* 2ussia Egor E,ano,, *ormer 3irst Deputy Prime Minister o* 2ussia %nato y Chu!ais, 2ussian grand (hessmaster -arry =asparo,, 6ationa Se(urity %d,isor Thomas Doni on, Carnegie 5ndo)ment *or Enternationa Pea(e president .essi(a Tu(hman Mathe)s, and outgoing President o* the "or d Bank 2o!ert <oe i(k# 7ne (an on y )onder )hat they rea y dis(ussed inside the "est*ie ds Marriott +ote regarding 8 adimir 9Bad %ss: Putin and the *uture o* 2ussia#

"hat eCa(t y is the Bi der!erg MeetingsG The Bi der!erg Meetings is an annua (on*eren(e in )hi(h prominent ri(h and po)er*u %meri(an and 5uropean /in( uding Canadians and Turks0 dignitaries meet at a uCury hote in 5urope to dis(uss 9!usiness:# The annua Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e usua y asts *our days, *rom Thursday a*ternoon unti Sunday a*ternoon# The Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipants arri,e to the annua (on*eren(e !y airp ane and tra,e *rom the airport to the uCury hote in a imousine# %mong the indi,idua s )ho ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings annua y in( ude1 5uropean roya ty, internationa o**i(ia s, internationa !ankers, (orporate eCe(uti,es, *oreign ministers and *inan(e ministers, heads o* states, organiFation eCe(uti,es, (o ege pro*essors, and ne)spaper and magaFine editors# Prominent (orporate eCe(uti,es )ho ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in the past in( ude1 Chairman o* the !oard o* British Petro eum, Chairman o* the !oard o* 2oya Dut(h She , Chairman o* the !oard o* Bar( ays, Chairman o* the !oard o* +SBC, Chairman o* the !oard o* Chase Manhattan Bank /.P Morgan Chase0, Chairman o* the !oard o* -o dman Sa(hs, Chairman o* the !oard o* %meri(an 5Cpress Company, Chairman o* the !oard o* Monsanto, Chairman o* the !oard o* Mer(k H Co#, Chairman o* the !oard o* PepsiCo, Chairman o* the !oard o* 6est e, Chairman o* the !oard o* Syngenta, Chairman o* the !oard o* Siemens, Chairman o* the !oard o* % (oa, Chairman o* the !oard o* 6o,artis, Chairman o* the !oard o* 6okia, Chairman o* the !oard o* IeroC, Chairman o* the !oard o* The "ashington Post, Chairman o* the !oard o* 2o s'2oy(e, Chairman o* the !oard o* 3iat /automo!i e0, Chairman o* the !oard o* Daim er'BenF, and Chairman o* the !oard o* 3ord Motor Company# %mong the internationa o**i(ia s and (entra !ankers )ho ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in the past in( ude1 President o* the "or d Bank, Managing Dire(tor o* the Enternationa Monetary 3und, President o* the 5uropean Centra Bank, -o,ernor o* the Bank o* 5ng and, Chairman o* the 3edera 2eser,e, President o* the 3edera 2eser,e Bank o* 6e) Jork, Se(retary -enera o* 6%T7, President o* the 5uropean Commission, 5uropean Commissioners, Dire(tor'-enera o* the "or d Trade 7rganiFation, and -enera Manager o* the Bank *or Enternationa Sett ements# 5ither the Bi der!erg -roup is a gent emen&s ( u! or a pro*essiona gang organiFation# %((ording to the ate -eorge "# Ba , a ongtime Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant, a (orporate a)yer, and *ormer 4nder 4#S# Se(retary o* State1 9%s a resu t o* this and ater meetings, p ans )ere made *or our *irst session to !e he d at the +ote Bi der!erg at 7oster!eek, +o and# Et )as an o d'*ashioned summer hote in a )ooded park, and, (on(erned *or the se(urity o* so many *amous guests, the go,ernment had esta! ished a p ain( othes guard !ehind e,ery tree# %mused !y su(h high y ,isi! e pre(autions, E to d the Prin(e on the se(ond day that E )as going stir (raFyK )e then spe(u ated on the (han(es o* my getting out o* the hote and to the main road )ithout getting shot# Therea*ter, *or t)enty'se,en years, our group met at east on(e a year at a Luiet retreat /usua y a tourist hote o** season0 *or t)o and a ha * days o* serious dis(ussion# En addition, there )ere sma meetings o* the Steering Committee, he d unti re(ent y at Soestdi?k Pa a(e, Prin(e Bernard&s (ountry home# 5C(ept during my years in the go,ernment, E )as a mem!er o* the Steering Committee *rom the *ormation o* the group unti 19>9# Then the Bi der!erg *ounders turned it o,er to a younger group, a though E remain an ad,iser# E ha,e attended e,ery Bi der!erg meeting )ith one eC(eption# The Bilderberg meetings primarily concentrate on a single objective: to try to clear up abrasive problems and attitudes that could poison e ective relations bet!een "merica and #urope$ The meetings are attended !y the mem!ers o* a permanent steering (ommittee o* 5uropeans and %meri(ans and !y other men and )omen o* a(hie,ement and (ompeten(e spe(ia y in,ited on ea(h o((asion# %ttendan(e is imited to rough y eighty persons# Candor is assured by ground rules that orbid anyone to discuss the meetings e%cept in the most general !ay or& in outside conversation& to attribute e%pressed vie!s to any individual$ "t each meeting& there is a political and an economic problem to !hich the discussion is addressed$ % ,ie)s are taken as indi,idua eCpressionsK no one speaks *or his go,ernment, his po iti(a party, or any other organiFation# The rea distin(tion o* Bi der!erg is not, ho)e,er, its ground ru es !ut the eCtraordinary Lua ity o* those )ho attend the meetings# There is hard y a ma?or po iti(a *igure *rom 5urope or the 4nited States )ho has not !een in,ited at east on(e# 7* the present or re(ent heads o* go,ernment, +e mut S(hmidt, the -erman Chan(e or, has attended se,era times, and among others )ho ha,e (ome one or more times ha,e !een 8a ery -is(ard d&5staing, +aro d "i son, .ames Ca aghan, 5d)ard +eath, Margaret That(her, 2ene P e,en, -uy Mo et, Pierre Mendes'3ran(e, as )e as Prin(e Phi ip, Denis +ea ey, Dean 2usk, Dean %(heson, +enry =issinger, and Cyrus 8an(e Bi der!erg&s most ,a ua! e a(hie,ement has !een to pro,ide *or the de,e opment o* easy re ations !et)een indi,idua s o* disparate !a(kgrounds, eating, drinking, )a king M and (onstant y ta king M together in iso ated settings# "hen E ?oined the State Department in 19;1, E )as a ready )e a(Luainted )ith most "estern eaders# Some E kne) parti(u ar y )e , sin(e )e had !een together at Bi der!erg on more than one o((asion#: M -eorge "# Ba , *rom his auto!iography The Past Has Another Pattern: Memoirs /p# 10@'10;K pu! ished in 19A20

% though the organiFers o* the Bi der!erg -roup ( aim that the Bi der!erg -roup is a 9pri,ate organiFation:, the organiFers o* the Bi der!erg -roup )ou d pre*er to sustain the se(re(y and mystery as mu(h as possi! e# +o)e,er, !oth -eorge "# Ba and his (o eague Da,id 2o(ke*e er, the *ormer (hairman o* the !oard o* Chase Manhattan Bank, ha,e re,ea ed the eCisten(e o* the Bi der!erg -roup in their auto!iographies# "hat makes the Bi der!erg Meetings so intriguing and (ontro,ersia G Many po)er*u men and )omen ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(es in the past, on y to *ind themse ,es in a position o* po)er short y a*ter attending the Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e# 3or eCamp es, 4#S# Se(retary o* State .ohn 3or!es =erry attended the 2012 Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia near "ashington, D#C# in .une 2012 )hi e ser,ing as a 4#S# SenatorK .ohn 3or!es =erry !egan his (areer as 4#S# Se(retary o* State on 3e!ruary 1, 201B# %nge a Merke , the (urrent Chan(e or o* -ermany, attended the 200@ Bi der!erg Meetings he d in 2otta(h'5gern, -ermany /near Muni(h0 in May 200@K %nge a Merke !egan her (areer as the Chan(e or o* -ermany on 6o,em!er 22, 200@# Bi C inton, the *ormer President o* the 4nited States, attended the 1991 Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Baden'Baden, -ermany in .une 1991K Bi C inton )as inaugurated President o* the 4nited States on .anuary 20, 199B# +o) (on,enient# "hat does the Bi der!erg Meetings ha,e to do )ith us as indi,idua sG There are t)o ma?or (ompanies that are synonymous )ith the Bi der!erg -roup1 British Petro eum and 2oya Dut(h She # The (hairman o* British Petro eum and the (hairman o* 2oya Dut(h She usua y attend the Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(es a most e,ery year, ostensi! y to dis(uss gaso ine pri(es, automo!i es, 7P5C, oi (onsumption, and oi spi s /in( uding the in*amous oi spi that o((urred in the -u * o* MeCi(o near $ouisiana in %pri 20100# Mem!ers o* the Bi der!erg -roup ha,e dis(ussed the e**e(ts o* raising gaso ine pri(es during their annua (on*eren(e in %a(hen, "est -ermany in 19A0# /% summary o* this (on,ersation )as pu! ished in the 19A0 Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e report#0 -aso ine pri(es in %meri(a ha,e in(reased *rom 99 (ents a ga on in 2000 to o,er three do ars a ga on in 2014# The uni,ersa hea th (are insuran(e program promoted !y the 7!ama %dministration, a so kno)n as 7!ama(are, is a !yprodu(t o* the Bi der!erg -roup# =ath een Se!e ius, the (urrent 4#S# Se(retary o* +ea th and +uman Ser,i(es and the 3airy -odmother o* 7!ama(are, attended the 200A Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia near "ashington, D#C# *rom .une @'A, 200A )hi e ser,ing as the -o,ernor o* =ansas# 7ther prominent indi,idua s )ho attended the 200A Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia in( ude1 Ben Bernanke /Chairman o* the 3edera 2eser,e0, Timothy 3# -eithner /President o* the 3edera 2eser,e Bank o* 6e) Jork0, 2o!ert <oe i(k /President o* the "or d Bank0, .ean'C aude Tri(het /President o* 5uropean Centra Bank0, Mario Draghi /-o,ernor o* Ban(a d&Eta ia0, +enry Pau son /4#S# Se(retary o* the Treasury0, Condo eeFFa 2i(e /4#S# Se(retary o* State0, .orma 7 i a /Chairman o* 2oya Dut(h She 0, .essi(a Tu(hman Mathe)s /President o* Carnegie 5ndo)ment *or Enternationa Pea(e0, 8ernon .ordan /President 7!ama&s po iti(a ad,iser0, Da,id 2o(ke*e er, +enry =issinger, Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands, and Dueen So*ia o* Spain# % though the Bi der!erg -roup in,ites prominent ?ourna ists, editors, and pu! ishers to attend the annua Bi der!erg Meetings, the Bi der!erg -roup pre*ers that these ?ourna ists, editors, and pu! ishers remain si ent and re*rain *rom a(kno) edging the Bi der!erg -roup in ne)spapers and magaFines and on te e,ision# Prominent media mogu s )ho ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in the past in( ude1 =atharine -raham /(hairman o* The Washington Post0, Dona d -raham /(hairman o* The Washington Post0, 2upert Murdo(h /(hairman o* 6e)s Corp#0, 6orman Pear stine /*ormer 5ditor'in'Chie* o* Time magaFine0, 3areed <akaria /5ditor o* 6e)s)eek Enternationa 0, Thomas $# 3riedman /3oreign %**airs Co umnist o* The New York Times0, Char es =rauthammer /Syndi(ated Co umnist *or The Washington Post0, and .ohn Mi(k eth)ait /5ditor'in'Chie* o* The Economist0# %t the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Baden'Baden, -ermany in .une 1991, internationa !anker Da,id 2o(ke*e er reported y stated1 9"e are grate*u to the "ashington Post, The 6e) Jork Times, Time MagaFine and other great pu! i(ations )hose dire(tors ha,e attended our meetings and respe(ted their promises o* discretion *or a most *orty years# 't !ould have been impossible or us to develop our plan or the !orld i !e had been subjected to the lights o publicity during those years$ But, the )or d is no) more sophisti(ated and prepared to mar(h to)ards a world government# The supranational sovereignty o an intellectual elite and !orld ban(ers is surely pre erable to the national auto)determination practiced in past centuries$ : Perhaps this eCp ains )hy mem!ers o* the Bi der!erg -roup pre*er to meet inside a uCury hote , )hi e se(urity guards and po i(e o**i(ers prote(t the perimeter o* the uCury hote to pre,ent genuine ?ourna ists and (on(erned (itiFens *rom (asua y o!ser,ing the annua Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e#

My kno) edge o* the Bi der!erg Meetings /a so kno)n as the Bi der!erg -roup0 is Luite eCtensi,e# E o!tained (opies o* pre,ious Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e reports /years 19@4'199@0 at Prin(eton 4ni,ersity, Co ege o* "i iam and Mary, .ohns +opkins 4ni,ersity /in Ba timore0, +ar,ard $a) $i!rary, .ohn 3# =ennedy Presidentia $i!rary, and $i!rary o* Congress# % so, E tra,e ed to Chanti y, 8irginia on .une @, 200A and o!ser,ed the *irst day o* the Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e, )here E )at(hed se,era Bi der!erg !arons enter the "est*ie ds'Marriott +ote in a ! a(k imousine# %s a 4#S# %rmy so dier )ho )as stationed primari y at %rmstrong =aserne /1'1 C%8, 3irst %rmored Di,ision0 in Budingen, -ermany /near 3rank*urt am Main0 *rom Mar(h 2002 unti 7(to!er 2004, E tra,e ed *reLuent y !y train# E ,isited 3rank*urt am Main *reLuent y, )here E )ou d )a k past the 5uropean Centra Bank on my )ay to the *amous 2omer# .ean'C aude Tri(het, )ho attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Stresa, Eta y in .une 2004, )as the President o* the 5uropean Centra Bank )hen E )a ked past his o**i(e in do)nto)n 3rank*urt in Septem!er and 7(to!er 2004 on my )ay to the *amous 2omer# %mong the (ities that E ,isited )hi e E )as stationed in -ermany in( ude1 Co ogne, Bonn, 2udesheim am 2hein, MainF, +eide !erg, Muni(h, Enns!ru(k, 6urem!erg, "urF!urg, Trier, $uCem!ourg City, Stras!ourg, <uri(h, Base , Bern, Stuttgart, Ber in, Potsdam, Paris, 8ienna, Sa F!urg, 2ome, 3 oren(e, 8eni(e, Pisa, Mi an, Turin, -enoa, Mona(o, 6i(e, Mt# Matterhorn, +ano,er, +am!urg, Brusse s, $ondon, 3rei!urg im Breisg au, Tu!ingen, 2othen!urg a! der Tau!er, $eipFig, and Dresden# %mong the sites o* the pre,ious Bi der!erg Meetings E ,isited )hi e E )as stationed in -ermany in( ude1 "ies!aden, %a(hen, Baden'Baden, and -armis(h' Partenkir(hen# E tra,e ed to Paris in 3e!ruary 200B during a *our'day )eekend and ,isited the MusNe du $ou,re /art museum0 on a Sunday morningK the 200B Bi der!erg Meetings )as he d in near!y 8ersai es *rom 1@'1A May 200B# /E )as mere y a 20'year'o d pri,ate *irst ( ass )hen E tra,e ed to Paris#0 Three (i,i ian !ureau(rats in my (hain o* (ommand attended the Bi der!erg Meetings during my ser,i(e in the 4#S# %rmy# Se(retary o* De*ense Dona d 2ums*e d attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia /near "ashington, D#C#0 *rom May B0'.une 2, 2002# Deputy Se(retary o* De*ense Pau "o *o)itF attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in 8ersai es, 3ran(e /near Paris0 *rom May 1@'1A, 200B# 4nder Se(retary o* De*ense *or Po i(y Doug as .# 3eith attended the Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Stresa, Eta y /near Mi an0 *rom .une B';, 2004# E )as dep oyed to Baghdad, EraL /Camp S ayer, a !ase (amp o(ated near the airport0 *rom May 200B unti .u y 2004, )here E dro,e a +um,ee and assisted the *irst sergeant )ith de i,ering *ood, soda, mai , and ! o(ks o* i(e as )e as es(orting EraLi prisoners to a near!y prison (amp# $ater on, E patro ed a ;' ane eCpress)ay in a tank, *ired )arning shots at EraLi tru(k dri,ers attempting to dri,e on the eCpress)ay, and dodged mortar rounds at 37B =a su# The ( osest E e,er tra,e ed to Dueen BeatriC&s residentia pa a(e in The +ague )as in %pri 200B, )hen E )as assigned to an o**i(ia detai in )hi(h E, a ong )ith se,era so diers, )ere assigned to ride a train *rom Budingen to the Port o* 2otterdam, )here 4#S# %rmy ,ehi( es )ere to !e oaded onto a (argo ship# E tra,e ed to Eta y in .u y 2004, a month a*ter the Bi der!erg Meetings )ere he d in Stresa, Eta y near Mi an# By the )ay, t)o *amous mem!ers o* the Bi der!erg -roup !egan their ser,i(e in the 4nited States %rmy as a pri,ate during "or d "ar EE1 Pri,ate Da,id 2o(ke*e er and Pri,ate +enry =issinger# Both Pri,ate 2o(ke*e er and Pri,ate =issinger )ou d meet )ith *riends in high p a(es a*ter "or d "ar EE and attend the annua Bi der!erg Meetings, )here they )ou d promote a 9ne) )or d order:# /My *ather, )ho ser,ed in the 4#S# 6a,y *rom 19;4 unti 19;A, )as assigned to the 5uropean theater, )here he made port (a s at 6ap es, Eta y and +e sinki, 3in and# Three indi,idua s in his (hain o* (ommand attended the Bi der!erg Meetings1 6%T7 Se(retary -enera Man io Brosio, Supreme % ied Commander o* 5urope -en# $yman $emnitFer, and 4#S# Se(retary o* the 6a,y Pau 6itFe# The 19;@ Bi der!erg Meetings )as he d at the *amous 8i a D&5ste +ote !y the shores o* $ake Como near Como, Eta y *rom 2'4 %pri 19;@# 2o!ert M(6amara attended the 19;A Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Mont Trem! ant, Canada *rom 2;'2A %pri 19;A )hi e ser,ing as the President o* the "or d Bank#0

Christine $agarde / e*t0, Managing Dire(tor o* the Enternationa Monetary 3und /EM30, greets *ormer 4#S# Se(retary o* State +enry =issinger at the 5(onomi( C u! o* 6e) Jork in 6e) Jork City on %pri 10, 201B# *agarde and +issinger attended the 201, Bilderberg Meetings held at The -rove hotel in .at ord& #ngland rom /une 0)1& 201,$ The man on the *ar right is .a(o! 3renke , *ormer -o,ernor o* the Bank o* Esrae # /Photo1 5(onomi( C u! o* 6e) Jork0

"merican 2resident -eorge .ashington3s 4emar(s about 5oreign 'ntrigues& 'n 6is 7!n .ords
9En the eCe(ution o* su(h a p an nothing is more essentia than that permanent, in,eterate antipathies against parti(u ar 6ations and passionate atta(hments *or others shou d !e eC( udedK and that in p a(e o* them ?ust and ami(a! e *ee ings to)ards a shou d !e (u ti,ated# The 8ation& !hich indulges to!ards another an habitual hatred& or an habitual ondness& is in some degree a slave$ 't is a slave to its animosity or to its a ection& either o !hich is su icient to lead it astray rom its duty and its interest$ %ntipathy in one 6ation against another, disposes ea(h more readi y to o**er insu t and in?ury, to ay ho d o* s ight (auses o* um!rage, and to !e haughty and intra(ta! e, )hen a((identa or tri* ing o((asions o* dispute o((ur# +en(e *reLuent (o isions, o!stinate en,enomed, and ! oody (ontests# The 6ation, prompted !y i )i and resentment sometimes impe s to "ar the -o,ernment, (ontrary to the !est (a (u ations o* po i(y# The go,ernment sometimes parti(ipates in the nationa propensity, and adopts through passion )hat reason )ou d re?e(tK at other times, it makes the animosity o* the 6ation su!ser,ient to pro?e(ts o* hosti ity instigated !y pride, am!ition and other sinister and perni(ious moti,es# The pea(e o*ten, sometimes perhaps the $i!erty, o* 6ations has !een the ,i(tim# So, ike)ise, a passionate atta(hment o* one 6ation *or another produ(es a ,ariety o* e,i s# 9ympathy or the avourite nation& acilitating the illusion o an imaginary common interest& in cases !here no real common interest e%ists& and in using into one the enmities o the other& betrays the ormer into a participation in the :uarrels and .ars o the latter !ithout ade:uate inducement or justi ication1 Et eads a so to (on(essions to the *a,ourite 6ation o* pri,i edges denied to others, )hi(h is apt dou! y to in?ure the 6ation making the (on(essionsK !y unne(essari y parting )ith )hat ought to ha,e !een retainedK and !y eC(iting ?ea ousy, i )i , and a disposition to reta iate, in the parties *rom )hom eL # pri,i edges are )ithhe d1 "nd it gives to ambitious& corrupted& or deluded citi;ens <!ho devote themselves to the avourite 8ation= acility to betray& or sacri ice the interests o their o!n country& !ithout odium& sometimes even !ith popularityK gi ding )ith the appearan(es o* a ,irtuous sense o* o! igation a (ommenda! e de*eren(e *or pu! i( opinion, or a auda! e Fea *or pu! i( good, the !ase or *oo ish (omp ian(es o* am!ition (orruption or in*atuation# %s a,enues to *oreign in* uen(e in innumera! e )ays, su(h atta(hments are parti(u ar y a arming to the tru y en ightened and independent Patriot# +o) many opportunities do they a**ord to tamper )ith domesti( *a(tions, to pra(ti(e the arts o* sedu(tion, to mis ead pu! i( opinion, to in* uen(e or a)e the pu! i( Coun(i sO Su(h an atta(hment o* a sma or )eak, to)ards a great and po)er*u 6ation, dooms the *ormer to !e the sate ite o* the atter# "gainst the insidious !iles o oreign in luence <' conjure you to believe me ello! citi;ens= the jealousy o a ree people ought to be constantly a!a(e> since history and e%perience prove that oreign in luence is one o the most bane ul oes o 4epublican -overnment# But that ?ea ousy to !e use*u must !e impartia K e se it !e(omes the instrument o* the ,ery in* uen(e to !e a,oided, instead o* a de*ense against it# #%cessive partiality or one oreign nation and e%cessive disli(e o another& cause those !hom they actuate to see danger only on one side& and serve to veil and even second the arts o in luence on the other$ 4eal 2atriots& !ho may resist the intriegues o the avourite& are liable to become suspected and odious> !hile its tools and dupes usurp the applause and con idence o the people& to surrender their interests$ The -reat rule o conduct or us& in regard to oreign 8ations is in e%tending our commercial relations to have !ith them as little political connection as possible? #urope has a set o primary interests, )hi(h to us ha,e none, or a ,ery remote re ation# +en(e she must !e engaged in *reLuent (ontro,ersies, the (auses o* )hi(h are essentia y *oreign to our (on(erns# +en(e there*ore it must !e un)ise in us to imp i(ate ourse ,es, !y arti*i(ia ties, in the ordinary ,i(issitudes o* her po iti(s, or the ordinary (om!inations and (o isions o* her *riendships, or enmities1 7ur deta(hed and distant situation in,ites and ena! es us to pursue a di**erent (ourse# E* )e remain one Peop e, under an e**i(ient go,ernment, the period is not *ar o**, )hen )e may de*y materia in?ury *rom eCterna annoyan(eK )hen )e may take su(h an attitude as )i (ause the neutra ity )e may at any time reso ,e upon to !e s(rupu ous y respe(tedK )hen !e igerent nations, under the impossi!i ity o* making a(Luisitions upon us, )i not ight y haFard the gi,ing us pro,o(ationK )hen )e may (hoose pea(e or )ar, as our interest guided !y ?usti(e sha Counse # "hy *orego the ad,antages o* so pe(u iar a situationG .hy :uit our o!n to stand upon oreign ground@ .hy& by inter!eaving our destiny !ith that o any part o #urope& entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils o #uropean "mbition& 4ivalship& 'nterest& 6umour or Caprice@ 3Tis our true policy to steer clear o permanent "lliances& !ith any portion o the oreign !orld$: M -eorge "ashington, President o* the 4nited States o* %meri(a, in his 3are)e %ddress on Septem!er 19, 1>9;

To a interested indi,idua s, you are (ordia y in,ited to o!ser,e the aristo(rati(

2014 Bilderberg Meetings

The 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings )i he d at the Copenhagen Marriott +ote in Copenhagen, Denmark, o(ated near Ti,o i -ardens and %ma ien!org Pa a(e *rom Thursday, May 29, 2014 to Sunday, .une 1, 2014#

Tra,e Etinerary *or the 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings

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Copenhagen Centra Train Station /Kobenhavns HovedbanegrdK Kobenhavn H0 is o(ated )ithin )a king distan(e o* the Copenhagen Marriott +ote #

% -erman Enter(ity'5Cpress /EC50 passenger train stops at the Copenhagen Centra Train Station / Kobenhavn H0# % dire(t EC5 train ser,i(e *rom +am!urg, -ermany to Copenhagen, Denmark asts near y @ hours# The pri(e o* a train ti(ket *or passengers tra,e ing *rom +am!urg to Copenhagen on an EC5 train is A@#40 5uro Do ars# /Departure *rom +am!urg +aupt!ahnho*1 912A %#MK %rri,a in Copenhagen1 2114 P#M#0

Su!)ay Map o* Copenhagen, Denmark

Map o* do)nto)n Copenhagen, Denmark The Copenhagen Marriott +ote is o(ated neCt to Bernstor**sgade /street0 !y the Sydha,nen /)ater)ay0 near the Ti,o i -ardens and Copenhagen Centra Train Station#

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Da,id 2o(ke*e er and 8ernon 5# .ordan .r# appear at the 2004 Bi der!erg Meetings in Stresa, Eta y in .une 2004# /Photo !y Danie 5stu in0

Photos o* the 200@ Bi der!erg Meetings in 2otta(h'5gern, -ermany / o(ated south o* Muni(h0 in May 200@

% Bi der!erg imousine dri,es past a group o* protestors at the entran(e o* The -ro,e hote in "at*ord /+ert*ordshire0, 5ng and /near $ondon0 on Thursday, .une ;, 201B en route to the 201B Bi der!erg Meetings he d at the hote # /Photo1 The Times0

Prin(e Bernhard o* the 6ether ands presides o,er the inaugura Bi der!erg Meetings (on*eren(e at +ote de Bi der!erg in 7oster!eek, 6ether ands in May 19@4# The inaugura Bi der!erg Meetings )ere he d *rom May 29'B1, 19@4, ?ust three )eeks a*ter the Communist 8ietnamese army de*eated the 3ren(h army at the Battle o Dien Bien 2hu# The inaugura Bi der!erg Meetings o((urred during the ongoing -ene,a Con*eren(e !et)een 3ran(e, %meri(a, and Communist / ater 6orth0 8ietnam#

David Ben-Gurion, the Prime Minister of Israel, visits Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands at a castle in the Netherlands in 1961. Prince Bernhard was the hairman of the Bilder!er" Meetin"s from 19#$ to 19%6. When asked about his Nazi experience, Prince Bernhard replied: We had a lot of fun. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was the co-founder of the Bilderber !eetin s, and he was a Nazi "" stor#trooper for a short ti#e before World War $$. Na&i war criminal 'dolf (ichmann was )rosecuted in an Israeli court in 1961 for e*terminatin" +ews in concentration cam)s durin" ,orld ,ar II. -his )hoto was )u!lished in )a"e 61 of the !oo. Days of David Ben Gurion, a !oo. edited !/ 0had 1mora, Mordechai Bar.ai, Nahum Punda., and Israel 2toc.mann 3Grossman Pu!lishers, New 4or., 196%5.

Bilder!er" Meetin"s )artici)ant Geor"e ,. Ball 3left5 sits !eside Nazi %er#an war cri#inal &lbert "peer durin" an interview at Du.e of 6olstein7s castle 82chloss Gluc.s!er"9 in German/ in March 19%1. Geor"e ,. Ball attended the 19%1 Bilder!er" Meetin"s in :ermont 8;.2.'.9 in ')ril 19%1. -his )hoto a))ears in )a"e <#$ of the !oo. The Past Has Another Pattern: Memoirs !/ Geor"e ,. Ball.

David =oc.efeller 3left5, President of hase Manhattan Ban., and his dau"hter Neva =oc.efeller 3second from left5 "reet 2oviet Premier Ni.ita >hrushchev 3ri"ht5 at the >remlin in Moscow, 2oviet ;nion on +ul/ <9, 196$. 'a(id )ockefeller attended the !arch *+,- Bilderber !eetin s held in .olonial Willia#sbur , /ir inia, 0.".&. 3Photo? Memoirs !/ David =oc.efeller@,ide ,orld Photos5

' state )ortrait ta.en at the =o/al Palace on Ma/ <<, 19#9 shows Aueen +uliana of the Netherlands 3left5 tal.in" with the 2hah of Iran 3center5 and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. 3Bettmann@ 0=BI25

-eorge .$ Ball and David 4oc(e eller on the Bilderberg Meetings& in their o!n !ords
9%s a resu t o* this and ater meetings, p ans )ere made *or our *irst session to !e he d at the +ote Bi der!erg at 7oster!eek, +o and# Et )as an o d'*ashioned summer hote in a )ooded park, and, (on(erned *or the se(urity o* so many *amous guests, the go,ernment had esta! ished a p ain( othes guard !ehind e,ery tree# %mused !y su(h high y ,isi! e pre(autions, E to d the Prin(e on the se(ond day that E )as going stir (raFyK )e then spe(u ated on the (han(es o* my getting out o* the hote and to the main road )ithout getting shot# Therea*ter, *or t)enty'se,en years, our group met at east on(e a year at a Luiet retreat /usua y a tourist hote o** season0 *or t)o and a ha * days o* serious dis(ussion# En addition, there )ere sma meetings o* the Steering Committee, he d unti re(ent y at Soestdi?k Pa a(e, Prin(e Bernard&s (ountry home# 5C(ept during my years in the go,ernment, E )as a mem!er o* the Steering Committee *rom the *ormation o* the group unti 19>9# Then the Bi der!erg *ounders turned it o,er to a younger group, a though E remain an ad,iser# E ha,e attended e,ery Bi der!erg meeting )ith one eC(eption# The Bilderberg meetings primarily concentrate on a single objective: to try to clear up abrasive problems and attitudes that could poison e ective relations bet!een "merica and #urope$ The meetings are attended !y the mem!ers o* a permanent steering (ommittee o* 5uropeans and %meri(ans and !y other men and )omen o* a(hie,ement and (ompeten(e spe(ia y in,ited on ea(h o((asion# %ttendan(e is imited to rough y eighty persons# Candor is assured by ground rules that orbid anyone to discuss the meetings e%cept in the most general !ay or& in outside conversation& to attribute e%pressed vie!s to any individual$ "t each meeting& there is a political and an economic problem to !hich the discussion is addressed$ % ,ie)s are taken as indi,idua eCpressionsK no one speaks *or his go,ernment, his po iti(a party, or any other organiFation# The rea distin(tion o* Bi der!erg is not, ho)e,er, its ground ru es !ut the eCtraordinary Lua ity o* those )ho attend the meetings# There is hard y a ma?or po iti(a *igure *rom 5urope or the 4nited States )ho has not !een in,ited at east on(e# 7* the present or re(ent heads o* go,ernment, +e mut S(hmidt, the -erman Chan(e or, has attended se,era times, and among others )ho ha,e (ome one or more times ha,e !een 8a ery -is(ard d&5staing, +aro d "i son, .ames Ca aghan, 5d)ard +eath, Margaret That(her, 2ene P e,en, -uy Mo et, Pierre Mendes'3ran(e, as )e as Prin(e Phi ip, Denis +ea ey, Dean 2usk, Dean %(heson, +enry =issinger, and Cyrus 8an(eBi der!erg&s most ,a ua! e a(hie,ement has !een to pro,ide *or the de,e opment o* easy re ations !et)een indi,idua s o* disparate !a(kgrounds, eating, drinking, )a king M and (onstant y ta king M together in iso ated settings# "hen E ?oined the State Department in 19;1, E )as a ready )e a(Luainted )ith most "estern eaders# Some E kne) parti(u ar y )e , sin(e )e had !een together at Bi der!erg on more than one o((asion#: M -eorge "# Ba , *rom his auto!iography The Past Has Another Pattern: Memoirs /p# 10@'10;K pu! ished in 19A20 9E* the Coun(i on 3oreign 2e ations raises the ha(k es o* (onspira(y theorists, the Bilderberg meetings must induce apocalyptic visions o omnipotent international ban(ers plotting !ith unscrupulous government o icials to impose cunning schemes on an ignorant and unsuspecting !orld$ %t the risk o* disappointing these (onspira(y mongers, the truth is that Bi der!erg is rea y an intense y interesting annua dis(ussion group that de!ates issues o* signi*i(an(e to !oth 5uropeans and 6orth %meri(ans M )ithout rea(hing (onsensus# 2rince Bernhard o the 8etherlands convened the irst con erence in May 11A4 at the urging o /oseph 4etinger, a Po e o* aristo(rati( origins )ho had ser,ed )ith British inte igen(e during "or d "ar EE# 2etinger, a dynami( and energeti( man )ho spoke )ith a hea,y a((ent and )a ked )ith a pronoun(ed imp, )as (on(erned a!out the tense re ations )ithin the %t anti( (ommunity# +e persuaded Bernhard to (on,ene a group o* prominent indi,idua s to dis(uss these matters# E )as one o* e e,en %meri(ans in,ited, and )e ?oined *i*ty de egates *rom e e,en "estern 5uropean (ountries M a i,e y mosai( o* po iti(ians, !usinessmen, ?ourna ists, and trade unionists# E )as surprised to ha,e !een in,ited in the *irst p a(e and !een more taken a!a(k )hen 2etinger asked me to prepare a !a(kground paper on prospe(ts *or the )or d e(onomy *rom the %meri(an perspe(ti,eThe (on*eren(e had ser,ed a use*u purpose, and the (onsensus )as that )e shou d meet again the *o o)ing year under the (ontinuing (hairmanship o* Prin(e Bernhard# "e a so de(ided to (a the gathering 9Bi der!erg: a*ter the hote in 7oster!eek )here )e had *irst assem! ed#: M Da,id 2o(ke*e er, *rom his auto!iography Memoirs /p# 410'411, Chapter 2>1 Proud Enternationa istK pu! ished in 20020

-eorge "# Ba 4nder Se(retary o* State /19;1'19;;0K Senior Partner o* $ehman Brothers /19;9'19A20

Da,id 2o(ke*e er Chairman and C57 o* Chase Manhattan Bank /19;9'19A10

The 8ation: Conspiracy Theorists Bnite> " 9ecret Con erence Thought to 4ule the .orld
By %$%6 C7"5$$ and D%8ED M# +%$B3E6-52 The New York Times Pu! ished1 .u y 11, 2004 SE6C5 its *irst meeting @0 years ago, the Bi der!erg (on*eren(e, a se(reti,e gathering o* g o!a po)er !rokers, has inspired ayer upon ayer o* (onspira(y theories, )hi(h it has done itt e to dispute# 7,er the years, the deeds aid at the (on*eren(e&s de,ious door ha,e in( uded the (reation o* the 5uropean 4nion, the in,asion o* EraL and the !om!ing o* Ser!ia '' a to ser,i(e its most (herished goa 1 the (reation o* a )or d go,ernment# The (onspira(y theories !u!! ed to the sur*a(e ane) ast )eek, a*ter it )as reported that a )e 're(ei,ed spee(h !y Senator .ohn 5d)ards at the (on*eren(e ast month in Stresa, Eta y, )as one reason *or his se e(tion as .ohn =erryRs ,i(e'presidentia running mate# Es the Bi der!erg (on*a! no) mo ding domesti( %meri(an po i(yG 2ough y 1B0 de egates attend the in,itation'on y annua gatherings, named *or the Dut(h hote )here the *irst Bi der!erg (on*eren(e )as he d in May 19@4, to de!ate issues surrounding the (o d )ar# The meetings are hard y a monument to transparen(y# The hote s in,o ,ed are usua y ( osed o** to other guests# 4n ike the "or d 5(onomi( 3orum in Da,os, S)itFer and, ?ourna ists are not in,ited to (o,er it '' a though a *e) attend as parti(ipants '' and a de egates promise to keep Luiet a!out )hat they hear and say# RRThey do not ha,e to sign anything, !ut they understand that they do not ta k,RR said Ma?a Ban(k'Po derman, the organiFationRs eCe(uti,e se(retary# En a te ephone inter,ie), she said she )as the on y emp oyee at the Bi der!erg administrati,e o**i(e in $eiden, the 6ether ands# Se(re(y understandings aside, prying detai s oose a!out Mr# 5d)ards&s appearan(e )as not di**i(u t so ong as the (hattering (hie*tains )ere not identi*ied# Mr# 5d)ards, se,era said, ?oined 2a ph 2eed, the 2epu! i(an strategist, in gi,ing a presentation on the %meri(an e e(tion# %*ter Mr# 2eed spoke a!out ho) Mr# =erry )as ,u nera! e on RR,a ues,RR Mr# 5d)ards presented a (hara(teristi(a y positi,e (ase *or Mr# =erryRs e e(tion, *o(using on the inse(urity o* %meri(an )orkers that persists e,en )hen e(onomi( statisti(s turn north# T)o Demo(rats in the room said Mr# 5d)ards sparked a ru e'!reaking round o* app ause )hen he *inished, though a nonpartisan )itness did not re(a su(h an o,ation# RR+e spoke )ith great passion, in a meeting that is usua y rather dry,RR said the nonpartisan ,eteran attendee# RR+e )as a! e to make it a (ross !et)een his stump spee(h and an intimate (on,ersation in a sma room#RR The group&s meetings, Ms# Ban(k'Po derman said, are *inan(ed !y (orporate sponsors in the host (ountries and are regu ar y attended !y ty(oons, po iti(ians and dip omats in 5urope and the 4nited States, in( uding +enry %# =issinger, the *ormer se(retary o* state, and 2i(hard 6# Per e, the *ormer head o* the De*ense Po i(y Board# This year&s ist a so in( uded 2i(hard C# +o !rooke, the *ormer 4nited States am!assador to the 4nited 6ations, and, o* (ourse, Senator 5d)ards# The guest ist and mem!ership )ou d more or ess o,er ap )ith the RR"antedRR posters o* anti'g o!a iFation protesters# Endeed, one *ormer parti(ipant, "i +utton, a British ?ourna ist and e(onomist, has !een )ide y Luoted (a ing the Bi der!erg set the RRhigh priests o* g o!a iFation#RR 3ormer parti(ipants ha,e genera y p ayed do)n the (onspira(y theories, saying the se(re(y is mere y designed to *oster a ( imate o* open de!ate, a o)ing parti(ipants to speak their minds *ree y# But (riti(s o* the Bi der!erg (on*eren(e argue that )hi e it may not make *orma de(isions, it sets a (onsensus that spreads among !usiness and po iti(a e ites, mo ding the g o!a agenda# Some argue, *or instan(e, that the *irst intimations o* %meri(an determination to )age )ar in EraL (ame *rom a Bi der!erg gathering in 2002# RR"hat E (a *or is more openness in )hat they do,RR said Tony -os ing, a British resear(her and *ormer ?ourna ist )ho has *o o)ed the Bi der!erg meetings and !e ie,es they are designed to unite opinion around ma?or, g o!a ideas# RRE donRt think the parti(ipants shou d !e s)orn to se(re(y,RR he said in a te ephone inter,ie) *rom Bristo , 5ng and# RRE think that a *orum )here so many ri(h and po)er*u peop e meet shou d !e open to pu! i( s(rutiny#RR "hate,er e se, the se e(tion o* Mr# 5d)ards as Mr# =erryRs running mate seems to sho) that the Bi der!erg de egates ha,e an eye *or a (ontender# But Demo(rats p ease note1 they do not a )ays !a(k the )inner# This yearRs de egates ist sho)ed that -iu io Tremonti attended as Eta yRs minister o* e(onomy and *inan(e1 *our )eeks ater, he resigned in a po iti(a dispute '' perhaps not the !est o* omens *or Senator 5d)ards# Sour(e1 The 6e) Jork Times

Club o 4ich& 2o!er ul Meet in 9ecret 8ear *ondon

By T+5 %SS7CE%T5D P25SS Pu! ished1 .une >, 201B at A12; %M 5T $76D76 S Et&s a !usy )eekend at the uCury -ro,e +ote , *a,ored haunt o* British so((er p ayers and their g itF' o,ing spouses# More than 100 o* the )or d&s most po)er*u peop e are at the *ormer manor house near $ondon *or a se(reti,e annua gathering that has attained egendary status in the eyes o* anti'(apita ist protesters and (onspira(y theorists# The guest ist *or the Bi der!erg meeting in( udes -oog e eCe(uti,e (hairman 5ri( S(hmidt, %maFon C57 .e** BeFos, Enternationa Monetary 3und (hie* Christine $agarde and *ormer 4#S# Se(retary o* State +enry =issinger# British Prime Minister Da,id Cameron is due to drop !y 3riday# The Bilderberg -roup !as set up in 11A4 to support military and economic co)operation bet!een #urope and 8orth "merica during the Cold .ar$ 8amed or the site o its irst meeting C the Bilderberg 6otel in 7osterbee(& 6olland C the orum or prominent politicians& thin(ers and business leaders has been held annually at a series o secluded venues in #urope and 8orth "merica$ .hat happens at Bilderberg& stays at Bilderberg$ There is no media access and the public is (ept a!ay by a large security operation$ The group says that Dthere is no detailed agenda& no resolutions are proposed& no votes are ta(en& and no policy statements are issued$E But in a mo,e to)ard s ight y more openness, the group no) has a )e!site, )hi(h ists attendees and key topi(s *or dis(ussion, in( uding the e(onomy, 4#S# *oreign po i(y, 9(y!er )ar*are and the pro i*eration o* asymmetri( threats: and 9ma?or trends in medi(a resear(h#: En,itees in( ude British Treasury (hie* -eorge 7s!orne, -o dman Sa(hs (hairman Peter Suther and and Thomas 5nders, C57 o* aerospa(e (ompany 5%DS# Pu! i(ation o* these detai s has done itt e to ease the (on(erns o* protesters, )ho sense a shado)y g o!a e ite at )ork in the se(reti,e meeting# 9"hen 1B0 o* the eaders *rom a a(ross the "est get together, and many o* these are !i ionaires, they are peop e )ho are immense y )ea thy and immense y po)er*u ,: said Mi(hae Mea(her, a a)maker *rom Britain&s $a!our Party# 9%nd )hen they a get together, it&s not ?ust to ha,e a (hat a!out the atest pro! em, it is to (on(ert p ans *or the *uture o* (apita ism in the "est# That is on a ,ery di**erent s(a e#: 7thers go e,en *urther, putting Bi der!erg at the heart o* a g o!a )e! o* (onspira(y# The protesters in "at*ord in( ude 4#S# ta k'radio host and Sept# 11 9truther: % eC .ones, and *ormer pro*essiona so((er p ayer Da,id E(ke, )ho !e ie,es the )or d is run !y a ra(e o* repti es in human *orm# Demonstrators p an to ho d a 9Bi der!erg *ringe: *esti,a outside the hote unti the (on*eren(e ends Sunday# % Bi der!erg spokesman S rea(hed !y emai sin(e no phone num!er is isted S said there is nothing sinister a!out the gathering# 9"e dis( ose the date, the o(ation, the parti(ipants and the key topi(s o* the (on*eren(e,: Iander +ei?nen said# 9Many groups o* peop e meet )ithout announ(ing it pu! i( y at a , )ithout dis( osing )ho is taking part and )ithout gi,ing any key topi(s#: 9The meetings !roaden the parti(ipants& range o* ,ie)points, he p them to gain insights and eC(hange ,ie)s,: he said# 9Et seems i ogi(a to argue that a meeting o* indi,idua s designed to gi,e and o!tain *resh insights, someho) Rundermines demo(ra(y#&: That message has not s)ayed protesters ike .udd Char ton, a ,entri oLuist *rom $ondon )ho sho)ed up Thursday to ?eer at (ars )ith ! a(ked'out )indo)s entering the hote (ompound# 9"e are !asi(a y here to !ring do)n the parasites )ho are drug dea ers and !ank (o apsers )ho seem to )ant to destroy this )or d,: he said# ___ .i $a) ess (an !e rea(hed at http1TTT)itter#(omT.i $a) ess Sour(e1 The 6e) Jork Times

President Dwi"ht D. (isenhower 3ri"ht5 and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands enBo/ a lau"h to"ether !efore their luncheon meetin" at the ,hite 6ouse in ,ashin"ton, D. . on March 6, 19#$. -he Prince was in the ;nited 2tates on an industrial ins)ection tour. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands would )reside over the first Bilder!er" Meetin"s in 0ster!ee., Netherlands nearl/ three months later. 3Bettmann@ 0=BI25

9En ate 19@2, 2etinger )ent to %meri(a to try the idea out on his %meri(an (onta(ts# %mong others, he sa) su(h o d *riends as %,ere +arriman, Da,id 2o(ke*e er, and Bede Smith, then dire(tor o* the CE%# %*ter 2etinger eCp ained his proposa , Smith said, U"hy the he didn&t you (ome to me in the *irst p a(eG& +e Lui(k y re*erred 2etinger to C# D# .a(kson, )ho )as a!out to !e(ome 5isenho)er&s spe(ia assistant *or psy(ho ogi(a )ar*are# Et took a )hi e *or .a(kson to organiFe the %meri(an )ing o* the group, !ut *ina y, in May 19@4, the *irst (on*eren(e )as he d in the +ote de Bi der!erg, a se( uded hote in +o and, near the -erman !order# Prin(e Bernhard and 2etinger dre) up the ist o* in,itees *rom the 5uropean (ountries, )hi e .a(kson (ontro ed the %meri(an ist# %s 2etinger eCp ained, in,itations )ere Uon y sent to important and genera y respe(ted peop e )ho through their spe(ia kno) edge or eCperien(e, their persona (onta(ts and their in* uen(e in nationa and internationa (ir( es (an he p to *urther the aims set !y Bi der!erg#& %meri(ans ike Da,id 2o(ke*e er, Dean 2usk, and .oseph .ohnson turned up in Bi der!erg to meet )ith su(h in* uentia 5uropeans as Denis +ea ey, -uy Mo et, and % (ide de -asperi, the ar(hite(t o* post)ar Eta yBut in genera , the purpose o* the Bi der!erg meetings )as ess a matter o* e ite de(ision'making than yet another attempt to sket(h the !oundaries o* an %t anti( (onsensus# En this respe(t, Prin(e Bernhard&s meetings )ere itt e more than an eCtension o* the Coun(i on 3oreign 2e ations# Endeed, the steering (ommittee o* the %meri(an se(tion o* the Bi der!erg -roup (onsisted entire y o* C32 mem!ers#: M The hairman: !ohn !" Mc lo#$ The Making o% the American Establishment !y =ai Bird, p# 4>1'4>2 /Chapter 221 Eke&s "ise Man0

9The Bi der!erg ground ru es are se,ere# "ll sessions are closed and o the record$ % though there is an agenda, there are no reso utions passed or ,otes taken# Con*eren(e parti(ipants usua y num!er !et)een >0 and 120 and, )ith one partia eC(eption, )i,es ha,e not !een in,ited# The (on*eren(e o(ation is rotated, )ith no (ountry hosting the e,ent in (onse(uti,e years# The Bi der!erg meetings ha,e !een *inan(ed primari y *rom pri,ate sour(es and on o((asion *rom su(h organiFations as the 3ord, 5CCon, and 2o(ke*e er 3oundations, a ong )ith the Carnegie 5ndo)ment *or Enternationa Pea(e# The parti(ipants at the *irst Bi der!erg meeting in 19@4 in( uded se,enteen in* uentia %meri(ans and *i*ty'se,en 5uropeans dra)n *rom ten (ountries# The 5uropean representati,es in( uded e e,en Britons, nine 3ren(h, nine Dut(h, se,en -ermans, and se,en Eta ians, as )e as representati,es *rom Be gium, Denmark, -ree(e, S)eden, and 6or)ay# Besides Ba , the %meri(ans present at the *irst Bi der!erg meeting in( uded Da,id 2o(ke*e er, Pau 6itFe, -eorge M(-hee, and +arry +einF# The distinguished 5uropeans in( uded Denis +ea ey, 7 i,er 3ranks, and +ugh -aitske o* -reat Britain, and -uy Mo et and %ntoine Pinay o* 3ran(e# 3our issues dominated that *irst meeting1 (ommunism and the So,iet 4nion, peop es o* the underde,e oped )or d, e(onomi( po i(ies, and 5uropean integration#: M &eorge 'all: 'ehind the (cenes in )" (" *oreign Polic# !y .ames %# Bi , p# @B'@4 9The Bi der!erg group )as a ,ery spe(ia organiFation in -eorge Ba &s i*e# En his o)n )ords1 9Et has !een a remarka! y use*u organiFation# En *a(t, o* a the organiFations E ha,e e,er ?oined or !e onged to, Bi der!erg has !een the most use*u #: %((ording to Ba , Bi der!erg )as 9enormous y, e**e(ti,e, espe(ia y in pro,iding a *orum )here peop e (ou d ta k per*e(t y *ree y, and )here a(Luaintan(es (an !e made#: En his ,ie), the *orma sessions )ere ess ,a ua! e than 9peop e ha,PingQ pri,ate (on,ersations o,er dinner in the e,enings, taking )a ks in the )oods, doing a kinds o* things# They get to kno) one another# These are peop e )ho ha,e in* uen(e on a**airs, either dire(t y as mem!ers o* go,ernments or mem!ers o* opposition (oming into go,ernments#: Da,id 2o(ke*e er, )hose ong asso(iation )ith Ba )as !ased on their (ommon mem!ership in the Bi der!erg group, has e(hoed Ba &s ?udgment# 4oc(e eller described Bilderberg as Done o the most interesting organi;ations that ' belong toE and admitted that Dit gave me an opportunity at a relatively early age to become ac:uainted !ith some o the leaders in #urope and the Bnited 9tates on a very in ormal basis& !here one got to (no! them on a irst)name basis$E 2o(ke*e er )as on y thirty'eight years o d )hen he attended the *irst Bi der!erg meeting# +e and Ba , )ho )as *orty'*i,e at the time, )ere among the youngest parti(ipants# 3rom May 19@4 unti May 19;0, -eorge Ba attended nine Bi der!erg (on*eren(es# "hen he ?oined the Department o* State as part o* the =ennedy administration in 19;1, there*ore, he a ready kne) most o* the eaders o* the "estern )or d# They had, a*ter a , !een Bi der!ergers together#: M &eorge 'all: 'ehind the (cenes in )" (" *oreign Polic# !y .ames %# Bi , p# @4 97n May 29, 19@4, se,enty'*our "estern po iti(a and *inan(ia eaders gathered *or a three'day (on*eren(e at the Bi der!erg +ote in 7oster!eek, +o and# Their goa )as to esta! ish a high'po)ered *orum to promote and prote(t 5uropean and 4#S# re ations5uropean eaders )ere (on(erned a!out the *uture and *e t the need to assess and impro,e the situation# The idea *or the Bi der!erg group originated in the mind o* a * am!oyant Po e and internationa ad,enturer named .oseph 2etinger# 7ne *riend des(ri!ed 2etinger as 9a sort o* Eminence &rise o* 5urope, a Ta eyrand )ithout port*o io& En 19@2 2etinger approa(hed Prin(e Bernhard o* the 6ether ands and asked him to ser,e as honorary head o* the organiFation %*ter esta! ishing a sma 5uropean (ommittee, 2etinger and Bernhard turned their attention to the 4nited States# Bernhard&s ( osest (onta(t there )as -enera "a ter Bede Smith, then under se(retary o* state *or 5isenho)er# Bernhard had kno)n Smith during the )ar, and the t)o )ere *ishing *riends as )e # Smith, )ho ne,er !e(ame in,o ,ed in Bi der!erg himse *, (onta(ted C# D# .a(kson, another "hite +ouse aide, )ho in turn approa(hed .ohn Co eman and -eorge Ba , t)o key eaders in the Committee *or a 6ationa Trade Po i(y# 3rom the ,ery !eginning, -eorge Ba )as the eading %meri(an 9Bi der!erger#: % though there )ere no permanent mem!ers o* the group, Ba made himse * indispensa! e to the organiFation# Bet)een 19@4 and his death in 1994, he attended e,ery meeting o* the Bi der!erg group !ut one# By 1994, he and Da,id 2o(ke*e er )ere the on y origina *ounders sti in regu ar attendan(e#: M &eorge 'all: 'ehind the (cenes in )" (" *oreign Polic# !y .ames %# Bi , p# @2'@B 9En addition to their regu ar meetings, the Bi der!erg group had a steering (ommittee that usua y met t)i(e a year to p an programs and to dis(uss the parti(ipant ist# -eorge Ba sat on the steering (ommittee *or t)enty'*i,e years# En this position, he p ayed a (riti(a ro e in shaping the dire(tion and dis(ussion o* the organiFation# Be(ause Bi der!erg has no permanent mem!ership ist, the group is high y * uid and e,er'(hanging in (omposition# Steering (ommittee eaders ha,e (are*u y sought to re(ruit indi,idua s in three o,er apping (ategories# 5irst& the Bilderberg leaders have emphasi;ed the need or their members to e%ercise considerable po!er and in luence$ They ha,e (ons(ious y attempted to re(ruit indi,idua s re*erred to !y .oseph 5# .ohnson as U!ig shots& and Umo,ers and shakers#&: M &eorge 'all: 'ehind the (cenes in )" (" *oreign Polic# !y .ames %# Bi , p# @B

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,illiam +. Burns De)ut/ ;.2. 2ecretar/ of 2tate 3<C11-)resent5I ;.2. 'm!assador to =ussia 3<CC#-<CCE5

'nne-Marie 2lau"hter Dean of ,oodrow ,ilson 2chool of Pu!lic and Int7l 'ffairs at Princeton ;niv. 3<CC<-<CC95

Prominent Endi,idua s )ho are ike y to attend the 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings /5uropeans0

Pascal Gam/ Director-General of the ,orld -rade 0r"ani&ation 3<CC#-<C1D5

hristine Ga"arde Mana"in" Director of the International Monetar/ Fund 3<C11-)resent5

Mario Dra"hi President of (uro)ean entral Ban. 3<C11)resent5I Governor of Banca d7Italia 3<CC6-<C115

+ose Manuel Barroso President of the (uro)ean ommission 3<CC$-)resent5I Prime Minister of Portu"al 3<CC<-<CC$5

'nders Fo"h =asmussen 2ecretar/-General of N'-0 3<CC9-<C1$5I Prime Minister of Denmar. 3<CC1-<CC95

+avier 2olana 2ecretar/-General of N'-0 3199#-19995

6erman van =om)u/ President of the (uro)ean ouncil 3<CC9-)resent5I Prime Minister of Bel"ium 3<CCE-<CC95

0lli =ehn (uro)ean ommissioner for (conomic and Monetar/ 'ffairs and the (uro 3<C1C-)resent5

+oaJuin 'lmunia 'mann (uro)ean ommissioner for om)etition 3<C1C-)resent5

Neelie >roes (uro)ean ommissioner for Di"ital '"enda 3<C1C)resent5I (uro)ean ommissioner for om)etition 3<CC$-<C1C5

>arel De Gucht (uro)ean ommissioner for -rade 3<C1C-)resent5

Guc oene Governor, National Ban. of Bel"iumI Director of Ban. for International 2ettlements 3<C11-)resent5

>enneth lar.e hancellor of the (*cheJuer 3199D-199%5I Gord 6i"h hancellor of Great Britain 3<C1C-<C1<5

Geor"e 0s!orne 8Great Britain9 hancellor of the (*cheJuer 3<C1C-)resent5

Peter Mandelson 8Great Britain9 Mem!er of the 6ouse of Gords

Dermot Gleeson Former hairman, 'llied Irish Ban. Grou)I 'ttorne/ General of Ireland 3199$-199%5

Paul Galla"her 'ttorne/ General of Ireland 3<CC%-<C115

'li Ba!acan De)ut/ Prime Minister of -ur.e/ for (conomic and Financial 'ffairs 3<CC9)resent5I Forei"n Minister of -ur.e/ 3<CC%-<CC95

Prominent Endi,idua s )ho are ike y to attend the 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings /5uropeans0

Peter Bra!ec.-Getmathe 82wit&erland9 hairman of NestlK 3<CC#)resent5I Director of (**on Mo!il or). 3<C1C-)resent5

Peter :oser 82wit&erland9 (0 of =o/al Dutch 2hell )lc 3<CC9-)resent5

Daniel G. :asella 82wit&erland9 hairman of the Board of Novartis 'G 31999-<C1D5I 'irector of Pepsi.o 12332-present4

+aco! ,allen!er" 82weden9 hairman of Investor 'B 3<CC#-)resent5I 'irector of 5he .oca-.ola .o. 12336-present4

Peter Goscher 8German/9 hairman of the Board of Mana"ement, 2iemens 'GI President H (0 of 2iemens 'G 3<CC%-<C1D5

+osef 'c.ermann 8German/@2wit&erland9 hairman of the Mana"ement Board, Deutsche Ban. 'G 3<CC<-<C1<5

+uan Guis e!rian 82)ain9 (0 of P=I2'

Franco Berna!e 8Ital/9 Former :ice hairman of =othschild (uro)e

+ohn (l.ann 8Ital/9 hairman, Fiat 2.).'. 8Italian auto com)an/9

6enri de astries 8France9 hairman and (0, 'L' 8French investment firm9

-homas (nders 8German/9 (0, 'ir!us 2'2

>laus >leinfeld 8German/@'merica9 hairman and (0 of 'lcoa 3<C1C-)resent5

Marcus '"ius 8Great Britain9 hairman, Barcla/s Ban. )lc 3<CC%-<C1<5

Dou"las +. Flint 8Great Britain9 Grou) hairman, 62B 6oldin"s )lc

Ian Davis 8Great Britain9 hairman of =olls-=o/ce )lc 3Ma/ <, <C1D-)resent5I Director, British Petroleum 3')ril <, <C1C-)resent5

+. Martin -a/lor 8Great Britain9 hief (*ecutive of Barcla/s )lc 3199D-199E5I hairman of 2/n"enta International 'G 3<CC#-<C1D5

+ohn >err 8Great Britain9 Mem!er of the 6ouse of GordsI De)ut/ hairman, =o/al Dutch 2hell )lc

=o!ert Dudle/ 8Great Britain9 Grou) hief (*ecutive of British Petroleum om)an/ )lc 3<C1C-)resent5

Prominent Endi,idua s )ho are ike y to attend the 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings /5uropeans0

,erner Fa/mann hancellor of 'ustria 3<CCE-)resent5

Mar. =utte Prime Minister of the Netherlands 3<C1C-)resent5

>in" ,illem-'le*ander of the Netherlands 3')ril DC, <C1D-)resent5

>in" Phili))e of Bel"ium 3+ul/ <1, <C1D-)resent5

6elle -hornin"-2chmidt Prime Minister of Denmar. 3<C11-)resent5

+/r.i >atainen Prime Minister of Finland 3<C11-)resent5

=adosMaw 2i.ors.i Minister of Forei"n 'ffairs of Poland 3<CC%-)resent5

Guido ,esterwelle Minister of Forei"n 'ffairs of German/ 3<CC9-)resent5

Gaurent Fa!ius French Minister of Forei"n and (uro)ean 'ffairs 3<C1<-)resent5

,illiam 6a"ue 2ecretar/ of 2tate for Forei"n H ommonwealth 'ffairs of Great Britain 3<C1C-)resent5

Frans -immermans Minister of Forei"n 'ffairs of the Netherlands 3<C1<-)resent5

(r..i 2a.ari -uomioBa Minister of Forei"n 'ffairs of Finland 3<CCC-<CC%, <C11-)resent5

+ace. =ostows.i Finance Minister of Poland 3<CC%-)resent5

,olf"an" 2chau!le Finance Minister of German/ 3<CC9-)resent5

'nders Bor" Finance Minister of 2weden 3<CC6-)resent5

BBarne or/don Finance Minister of Denmar. 3<C11-)resent5

2iv +ensen Finance Minister of Norwa/ 3<C1D-)resent5

+utta ;r)ilainen Finance Minister of Finland 3<C11-)resent5

Prominent Endi,idua s )ho are ike y to attend the 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings

6eather Munroe-Blum 8 anada9 Princi)al and :ice hancellor of McGill ;niversit/

Fran. Mc>enna Premier of New Brunswic. 319E%-199%5I anadian 'm!assador to the ;.2. 3<CC#-<CC65

6eather =eisman 8 anada9 President and (0, Indi"o Boo.s and Music Inc.

,. (dmund lar. 8 anada9 President and (0, -D 8-oronto-Dominion9 Ban. Grou) 3<CC<-)resent5

+. =o!ert 2. Prichard 8 anada9 hairman of the Board of Ban. of Montreal 3March <C, <C1<-)resent5

Gou.as -sou.alis 8Greece9 President, 6ellenic Foundation for (uro)ean and Forei"n Polic/ 3(GI'M(P5

Nicolas Bavere& 8France9 Partner, Gi!son, Dunn H rutcher GGP 8Paris office9

;lri. Feders)iel 8Denmar.9 (*ecutive :ice President, 6aldor -o)sNe '@2

Matti ')unen 8Finland9 Director, Finnish Business and Polic/ Forum (:'

'ndre >udels.i 82wit&erland9 hairman of the !oard and (0 of >udels.i Grou) 8di"ital securit/ manufacturin" firm9 31991-)resent5

Mustafa :. >oc 8-ur.e/9 hairman, >oc 6oldin"s '.2.

Garr/ >as)arov hairman, ;nited ivil Front 3of =ussia5I =ussian chess "randmaster

Martin 6. ,olf 8Great Britain9 hief (conomics ommentator, The Financial Times

Matthias Nass 8German/9 De)ut/ (ditor, Die Zeit 8German news)a)er9

0scar Bronner 8'ustria9 Pu!lisher and (ditor, Der tandard 8'ustrian news)a)er9

=udolf 2cholten 8'ustria9 Mem!er of the Board of (*ecutive Directors, 0esterreichische >ontroll!an. 'G

("il M/.le!ust 8Norwa/9 Former hairman of the Board of Directors 2'2, Nors. 6/dro '2'

2vein =ichard Brandt&O" 8Norwa/9 President and (0, Nors. 6/dro '2' 8aluminum com)an/9 3<CC9-)resent5

Possi! e Topi(s *or Dis(ussion at the up(oming 2014 Bi der!erg Meetings

4ussia& B(raine& and Crimea

$e*t photo1 %meri(an .e)ish po)er!roker +enry =issinger / e*t0 meets )ith President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin in St# Peters!urg, 2ussia on .une 21, 2012# 6enry +issinger is a member o the Council on 5oreign 4elations in 8e! For( City and a member o the Bilderberg -roup& a private #uropean organi;ation$ /Photo1 Presidentia Press and En*ormation 7**i(eT=rem in0 2ight photo1 President o* 4kraine 8iktor Januko,y(h, / e*t0 greets *ormer 4#S# Se(retary o* State +enry =issinger in =ie,, 4kraine on Monday, .une 2@, 2012# 6enry +issinger attended the 2012 Bilderberg Meetings held in Chantilly& Girginia& B$9$"$ rom May ,1)/une ,& 2012$ /%P Photo0

2o!ert Dud ey / e*t0, Chie* 5Ce(uti,e o* BP, meets )ith Prime Minister o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin in Mos(o), 2ussia in 2011# 4obert Dudley attended the Bilderberg Meetings in 2012 and 201,$ /Photo1 % eCey DruFhininT2ia 6o,osti0

% eCey Mi er / e*t0, Chairman o* the -aFprom Management Committee, and Bilderberg -roup member /orma 7llila <right=& chairman o the board o 4oyal Dutch 9hell& sign an agreement in %msterdam on %pri A, 201B# President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin /2 nd e*t0 appears )ith Prime Minister o* the 6ether ands Mark 2utte# /orma 7llila and Mar( 4utte attended the Bilderberg Meetings con erence held in 6ert ordshire& #ngland <near *ondon= rom 0)1 /une 201,$ /Photo1 http1TT)))#gaFprom#(omTpressTne)sT201BTapri Tarti( e1@9A;@T0

En this handout image pro,ided !y +ost Photo %gen(y, President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin / e*t0 shakes hands )ith Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant Christine $agarde, Managing Dire(tor o* the Enternationa Monetary 3und, at the -20 Summit in St# Peters!urg, 2ussia on Septem!er @, 201B# /Photo1 +andoutT-etty Emages 5urope0

Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands / e*t0 and President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin toast a*ter they un,ei ed a p aLuette )ith hand imprint o* Peter the -reat during a tour o* the +ermitage Museum in %msterdam, 6ether ands on %pri A, 201B# 4ussia maintains a portion o its assets in the 8etherlands$ /Photo1 %3P Photo0

Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant Prime Minister o* the 6ether ands Mark 2utte / e*t0 (hats )ith President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin on the side ines o* the St# Peters!urg Enternationa 5(onomi( 3orum on .une 20, 201B# /Photo1 2i?kso,erheid0

$e*t to right1 3ue Minister o* 4kraine 5duard Sta,itsky, President o* 4kraine 8iktor Januko,y(h, Prime Minister o* the 6ether ands Mark 2utte and C57 o* 2oya Dut(h She Peter 8oser shake hands a*ter eC(hanging a signed agreement at the "or d 5(onomi( 3orum /"530 in Da,os, S)itFer and on .anuary 24, 201B# /2euters0 Prime Minister o* the 6ether ands Mark 2utte and C57 o* 2oya Dut(h She Peter 8oser attended the 2012 Bi der!erg Meetings he d in Chanti y, 8irginia, 4#S#%# *rom May B1, 2012 unti .une B, 2012# Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands, Then'4#S# Senator .ohn 3or!es =erry, +enry =issinger, *ormer 4#S# Se(retary o* State /19>B' 19>>0, and Egor S# E,ano,, 3oreign Minister o* 2ussia /199A'20040, a so attended the 2012 Bi der!erg Meetings#

3oreign Minister o* S)eden Car Bi dt / e*t0 and 3oreign Minister o* Po and 2adek Sikorski /(enter0 meet )ith President o* 4kraine 8iktor Januko,y(h /right0 in =ie,, 4kraine in 6o,em!er 2010# /Photo1 P%PTPa)e =u aK Ministerst)o Spra) <agrani(Fny(h0

Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant 3oreign Minister o* S)eden Car Bi dt /right0 appears )ith 3oreign Minister o* 2ussia Sergei $a,ro, at a press (on*eren(e in Brusse s, Be gium in 2009#

Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti / e*t0, a ongtime Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant, greets President o* 2ussia 8 adimir Putin in 2ussia# /%P PhotoT2E%'6o,osti, % eCei DruFhinin, Presidentia Press Ser,i(e0

Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti /right0 greets Prime Minister o* 2ussia Dimitri Med,ede,# /%P PhotoT2E% 6o,osti, % eCander %sta*ye,, -o,ernment Press Ser,i(e0

Prime Minister o* -reat Britain Da,id Cameron / e*t0, )ho attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in +ert*ordshire, 5ng and near $ondon in .une 201B, appears )ith %rseniy Jatsenyuk /right0, the Prime Minister o* 4kraine, during the signing o* the po iti(a pro,isions o* the %sso(iation %greement )ith 4kraine at the 5uropean 4nion headLuarters in Brusse s, Be gium on Mar(h 21, 2014 # /2euters0

" ghanistan& 9yria& #gypt& 'ran H 5uture o the Middle #ast

Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant 3oreign Minister o* S)eden Car Bi dt / e*t0 shakes hands )ith 3oreign Minister o* Eran Mohammad'.a,ad <ari* /right0 a*ter a press (on*eren(e in Tehran, Eran on 3e!ruary 4, 2014# /IinhuaT%hmad +a a!isaF0

Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant 3oreign Minister o* S)eden Car Bi dt / e*t0 greets President o* %*ghanistan +amid =arFai on %pri >, 2014#

%*ghanistan&s President +amid =arFai / e*t0 shakes hands )ith Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands in pa a(e +uis ten Bos(h in The +ague, during a 4nited 6ations internationa (on*eren(e on %*ghanistan, on Mar(h B1, 2009# Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands is a regu ar parti(ipant at the Bi der!erg Meetings# /-etty Emages0

%*ghanistan&s President +amid =arFai /*i*th *rom right0 meets )ith S)eden&s 3oreign Minister Car Bi dt /*i*th *rom e*t0, a regu ar Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant, in =a!u , %*ghanistan on Mar(h 1B, 2012# /Photo1 7**i(e o* the President o* the Es ami( 2epu! i( o* %*ghanistan0

%*ghanistan&s President +amid =arFai, right, greets 6%T7 Se(retary'-enera %nders 3ogh 2asmussen at the 6%T7 Summit in Chi(ago on May 21, 2012# /.ose M# 7sorio T Chi(ago Tri!une0

Dueen BeatriC o* the 6ether ands /(enter0 meets )ith Prime Minister o* Esrae Ben?amin 6etanyahu / e*t0 and his )i*e Sarah 6etanyahu in the +ague, 6ether ands on .anuary 19, 2012# /Photo1 %mos Ben -ershomTEsrae -o,ernment Press o**i(e /-P700

The 5uture o the #uropean Bnion

Christine $agarde / e*t0, Managing Dire(tor o* the Enternationa Monetary 3und, appears )ith the outgoing Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti at the "or d 5(onomi( 3orum (on*eren(e in Da,os, S)itFer and on .anuary 24, 201B# /Photo1 http1TT)))#*t#(omT(msTsT0T4*e0!*@e';@4*'11e2'A!0B'00144*ea!49a#htm Vs ide40

$e*t photo1 Dueen BeatriC o* 6ether ands / e*t0, daughter o* Bi der!erg Meetings (o'*ounder Prin(e Bernhard o* the 6ether ands, appears )ith Dueen So*ia o* Spain# 2ight photo1 Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti /right0 speaks )ith 5uropean Centra Bank president Mario Draghi / e*t0 during a meeting o* euroFone *inan(e ministers at the 54 Coun(i !uid ing in Brusse s on Monday, Mar(h 12, 2012# /%P PhotoT8irginia Mayo0

4#S# President Bara(k 7!ama / e*t0 ta ks )ith Christine $agarde /2 nd right0, Managing Dire(tor o* the Enternationa Monetary 3und, during a meeting in the 6ationa Se(urity %d,isor&s "est "ing o**i(e at the "hite +ouse in "ashington, D#C#, 4#S#%# on Septem!er >, 2011# %ttending the meeting, *rom e*t, are1 6ationa Se(urity %d,isor Tom Doni onK Mike 3roman, Deputy 6ationa Se(urity %d,isor *or Enternationa 5(onomi( %**airsK Caro ine %tkinson, Spe(ia %ssistant to the President *or Enternationa 5(onomi( %**airsK and 6emat Sha*ik, Deputy Managing Dire(tor o* the EM3# $agarde and Doni on ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in the past# /7**i(ia "hite +ouse Photo !y Pete SouFa0

4#S# President Bara(k 7!ama (on*ers )ith 5uropean Coun(i +igh 2epresentati,e .a,ier So ana, )hi e Prime Minister o* S)eden 3redrik 2ein*e dt / e*t0 and 5uropean Commission President .osN Manue Barroso /right0 isten during the 4#S#'5uropean 4nion Summit in the Ca!inet 2oom o* the "hite +ouse in "ashington, D#C#, 4#S#%# on 6o,em!er B, 2009# 2ein*e dt, Barroso, and So ana ha,e attended the Bi der!erg Meetings in the past# /7**i(ia "hite +ouse Photo !y Pete SouFa0

.ose Manue Barroso /right0, President o* the 5uropean Commission, em!ra(es 8is(ount 5tienne Da,ignon / e*t0, President o* 3riends o* 5urope, during a meeting in Brusse s, Be gium on 7(to!er 1B, 2011# The name o* the meeting )as (a ed 9The State o* 5urope1 2e'thinking the 5uropean Pro?e(t:# /Photo1 3 i(kr0

8is(ount 5tienne Da,ignon /2nd e*t0, President o* 3riends o* 5urope, appears )ith Mario Monti /2nd right0, President o* Bo((oni 4ni,ersity in Mi an, during a meeting in Brusse s, Be gium on 7(to!er 1B, 2011# The name o* the meeting )as (a ed 9The State o* 5urope1 2e'thinking the 5uropean Pro?e(t:# /Photo1 3 i(kr0

/3rom e*t to right0 -ree(e&s 3inan(e Minister 5,ange os 8eniFe os, 5uropean Competition Commissioner .oaLuin % munia, Britain&s Chan(e or o* the 5C(heLuer -eorge 7s!orne, Eta y&s 3inan(e Minister -iu io Tremonti and EM3 Managing Dire(tor Christine $agarde arri,e at an 54 *inan(e ministers meeting in Brusse s, Be gium on 7(to!er 22, 2011# % umnia, 7s!orne, and Tremonti attended the 2011 Bi der!erg Meetings in St# MoritF, S)itFer and in .une 2011# /Photo1 2eutersTThierry 2oge0

Mario Monti / e*t0, the Prime Minister o* Eta y, and .ose* %(kermann /right0, C57 o* Deuts(he Bank, augh during a session at the 4Ath Muni(h Se(urity Con*eren(e in Muni(h, -ermany on Saturday, 3e!ruary 4, 2012# Both men attended the Bi der!erg Meetings that )as he d in St# MoritF, S)itFer and in .une 2011# /Photo1 Matthias S(hraderT%P0

Mario Monti / e*t0, the Prime Minister o* Eta y, greets .ose Manue Barroso /right0, President o* the 5uropean Commission, in Brusse s, Be gium on Brusse s, Be gium on 6o,em!er 22, 2011# /%P Photo0

President Barac. 0!ama tal.s with, from left, +osK Manuel Barroso, President of the (uro)ean ommission, hancellor 'n"ela Mer.el of German/, Prime Minister Mario Monti of Ital/, President FranPois 6ollande of France, and 6erman :an =om)u/, President of the (uro)ean ouncil, on the Gaurel a!in )atio durin" the GE 2ummit at am) David, Mar/land, ;.2.'. on Ma/ 19, <C1<. Mi.e Froman, the current ;.2. -rade =e)resentative, listens in the !ac."round, third from left. Barroso and Monti attended the <C1D Bilder!er" Meetin"s held in ,atford, (n"land from 6-9 +une <C1D. 37**i(ia "hite +ouse Photo !y Pete SouFa5

President Barac. 0!ama hosts a wor.in" dinner in Gaurel a!in durin" the GE 2ummit at am) David, Md., Ma/ 1E, <C1<. 2eated cloc.wise from the President are? Prime Minister David ameron of the ;nited >in"dom, Prime Minister Dmitr/ Medvedev of =ussia, hancellor 'n"ela Mer.el of German/, 6erman :an =om)u/, President of the (uro)ean ouncil, +osK Manuel Barroso, President of the (uro)ean ommission, Prime Minister 4oshihi.o Noda of +a)an, Prime Minister Mario Monti of Ital/, Prime Minister 2te)hen 6ar)er of anada, and President FranPois 6ollande of France. 37**i(ia "hite +ouse Photo !y Pete SouFa5

6%T7 Se(retary -enera %nders 3ogh 2asmussen and 4#S# President Bara(k 7!ama )e (ome .ose Manue Barroso, President o* the 5uropean Commission, at the 6%T7 Summit in Chi(ago on May 20# 2012# /6%T7 Photo0

6%T7 Se(retary -enera %nders 3ogh 2asmussen / e*t0, Prime Minister o* Eta y Mario Monti /(enter0, and 4#S# President Bara(k 7!ama /right0 greet the media at M(Cormi(k P a(e during the 6%T7 2012 Summit in Chi(ago on May 20, 2012# /Photo1 Sta(ey "es(ott, Chi(ago Tri!une0

4#S# President Bara(k 7!ama /right0 shakes hands )ith S)eden&s 3oreign Minister Car Bi dt /(enter0, a ongtime Bi der!erg Meetings parti(ipant and Tri atera Commission mem!er, as British 3oreign Se(retary "i iam +ague / e*t0 ooks on at the start o* the Enternationa Se(urity %ssistan(e 3or(e meeting on %*ghanistan during the 2012 6%T7 Summit at the M(Cormi(k P a(e (on,ention (enter in Chi(ago on May 21, 2012# /-etty Emages0

$e*t1 Mario Monti, the Prime Minister o* Eta y, appears on the *ront (o,er o* the 3e!ruary 20, 2012 edition o* Time magaFine# 2ight1 %nge a Merke , the Chan(e or o* -ermany, appears on the *ront (o,er o* the .anuary 11, 2010 edition o* Time magaFine#

President o* main and Communist China Ii .inping /se(ond e*t0, his )i*e Peng $iyuan / e*t0, =ing "i em % eCander o* the 6ether ands /(enter0, Dueen MaCima o* the 6ether ands /se(ond right0, and Prin(ess BeatriC o* the 6ether ands /right0 pose *or the o**i(ia photo at the roya pa a(e in %msterdam, 6ether ands on Saturday, Mar(h 22, 2014# /Photot1 %P PhotoTPeter De?ong0

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