This is being sent on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] as part of the mailing list that you joined. List: PEPIS URL: http://www.bilderberg.org ------------------------------------------------------------ 2001 'Press Release'and 'participant list' Typical Bilderberg 'doublespeak' this document is in fact neither a press release nor a complete participant list. There is clear evidence from past years that politically sensitive participants are not listed. This list is not sent out before the conference, so it is not a press release. PRESS RELEASE BILDERBERG MEETINGS 24 May 2001 The 49th Bilderberg Meeting will be held in Stenungsund, Sweden 24-27th May 2001. Among other subjects the conference will discuss Defence, China/Japan, Russia, Europe, Productivity, Agriculture, Middle East, Globalisation. Approximately 110 participants from North America and Europe will attend the discussions. The meeting is private in order to encourage frank and open discussion. [and so that commitments made by politicians to businessmen and bankers can remain secret] 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 [and we might ask ourselves: was it real?] 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 of 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 of informal and off-the-record discussions 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 than 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 it's annual conference.[you forgot the steering group, which invites speakers and meets more frequently]. At the meetings no resolutions are proposed, no votes taken, and no policy statements issued [at least none that are attributed to Bilderberg]. 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. 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. 24 May 2001 BILDERBERG MEETINGS Stenungsund, Sweden24-27May 2001 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Honorary Secretary General - Taylor, Martin J Honorary Chairman - Davignon, Etienne USA. Allaire, Paul A. - Chairman of the board of directors and CEO, Xerox Corporation DK. Andersen, Bodil Nyboe - Governor, Central Bank of Denmark GB. Balls, Ed - Chief Economic Adviser, Spads, HM Treasury P. Balsemão, Francisco Pinto - Professor of Communication Science, New University of Lisbon; Chairman, Impresa SGPS; Former Prime Minister. S. Barnevik, Percy - Chairman, Investor AB and ABB (Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.) N. Bergesen, Jr. Finn - Administrative director, NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry) I. Bernabè, Franco - Chairman, Franco Bernabè Group; International Board of the World Economic Forum; Special Representative of the Government of Italy to the Balkan, Board member of Peres Center for Peace (President - Uri Savir). F. Beytout, Nicolas - Editor-in-Chief, Les Echos CDN. Black, Conrad M. - Canada, Chairman and C.E.O., Hollinger International, Inc.; Chairman, Telegraph Group Ltd. F. Bon, Michel - Chairman and CEO of France Télécom IRL. Bruton, John - Leader, Fine Gael; Former Prime Minister of Ireland; Vice Chairperson of the EPP and CDI D. Burda, Hubert - Germany, Publisher, Burda Verlag (magazines) media NL. Burgmans, Antony - Netherlands, C.E.O, Unilever NV E. Cebrián, Juan L. - VC, Sogecable, S.A. (TV Broadcasting); CEO PRISA (El Pais) F. Collomb, Bertrand - Chairman and CEO, Lafarge; Director, Total Fina Elf Group (petroleum & chemicals), Atco; Supervisory Board, Allianz; Board of Directors, Credit Commercial de France CH. Couchepin, Pascal - Minister of Economic Affairs; Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Public Economy, (Swiss Federal Councillor) INT. Courtis, Kenneth S. - Vice President for Asia of Goldman Sachs, (Japan) Inc.; International Research Council of the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS) in Washington and Economic Strategy Institute in Washington.[Canadian] IRL. Cox, Pat - President of the Liberal Democrat Group (ELDR), European Parliament. USA. Dam, Kenneth S. - Deputy Secretary designate at US Department of the Treasury, Council on Foreign Relations (New York) B. Davignon, Etienne - Chairman, Société Générale de Belgique; Former Vice Chairman of the Commission of the European Communities GR. David, George A. - Chairman, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA. USA. Dodd, Christopher J. - Senator, Democratic Party, Connecticut USA. Donilon, Thomas E. - Executive Vice President, Law and Policy, FannieMae I. Draghi, Mario - President of the Economic and Financial Committee, Council of the EU - Director General, Ministry of the Treasury USA. Eisenhower, Susan - Tufts University, Asst. Director, Communications and Media Studies; President, the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute DK. Eldrup, Anders - Permanant Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Danish government representative to SAS (airlines) TR. Erçel, Gazi - Merkez Bank; former governor Central Bank of Turkey USA. Feldstein, Martin - Professor of economics at Harvard University; President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research. INT. Fischer, Franz - E.U. Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission USA. Glickman, Dan - Former Secretary of Agriculture; Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P. USA. Graham, Donald E. - Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company I. Gros-Pietro, Gian Maria - Chairman, ENI S.p.A.( Italian energy group) USA. Hagel, Chuck - Senator, Republican, Nebraska NL. Halberstadt, Victor - Professor of Public Economics, Leiden University; former Honorary Secretary of Bilderberg Meetings S. Hedelius, Tom C. - Chairman, Svenska Handelsbanken; Vice Chairman of the Board, Ericsson FIN. Heinonen, Olli-Pekka - Minister of Transport and Communications N. Heyerdahl, d.y., Jens P. - Group president and CEO, Orkala ASA N. Höegh, Westye - Chairman of the Board, Leif Hoegh & Co ASA NL. Hoeven, Cees H. van der - President, Koninklijke Ahold nv CDN. Hunkin, John - Chairman and C.E.O., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce B. Huyghebaert, Jan - Chairman, Almanij NV S. Johansson, Leif - President and C.E.O., AB Volvo USA. Johnson, James A. - Johnson Capital; Vice-Chairman Perseus, LLC USA. Jordan Jr., Vernon E. - Managing Director, Lazard Freres & co LLC [Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field is a possible misprint] USA. Kissinger, Henry A. - Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.; Former Secretary of State D. Kopper, Hilmar - Chairman of Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank A.G. USA. Kravis, Henry R. - Founding partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. USA. Kravis, Marie Josée - Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Inc. INT. Lamy, Pascal - EU, European Trade Commissioner F. Lévy-Lang, André - Former Chairman, Paribas USA. Lewis, Bernard - Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University FIN. Lipponen, Paavo - Prime Minister CDN. Lord, Bernard - Prime Minister of New Brunswick CDN. MacMillan, Margaret O. - Editor, International Journal, Canadian Institute of International Affairs GR. Manos, Stephanos - Member of the Greek Parliament & Former Minister of National Economy; President of the Liberal Party P. Martins, Guilherme. d'Oliveira. - Minister of Presidency USA. Mathews, Jessica T. - President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace NL. Melkert, Ad P.W. - Parliamentary Leader PvdA, (Labour Party) E. Miguel, Ramon de - Secretary of State for European Affairs F. Montbrial, Thierry de - Director, French Institute of International Relations INT. Monti, Mario - European Commissioner for Competition (internal market, financial services, financial integration, customs, taxation) D. Mosdorf, Siegmar - Secretary of State for Economics and Technology USA. Moskow, Michael H. - President , Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago P. Moura, Vasco Graça - Member, European Parliament; 1st Vice President, Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport CDN. Monroe-Blum, Heather - Vice-President for Research and International Relations, University of Toronto F. Nallet, Henri - International Secretary, Socialist Party ISR. Nashashibi, Mohammed - Former Roving Ambassador of the Arab League; Finance Minister for Palestine Authority; Author D. Nass, Matthias - Deputy Editor, Die Zeit NL. Netherlands, Her Majesty the Queen of The - Beatrix, the richest woman in the world PL. Olechowski, Andrzej - Former presidential candidate; Leader, Civic Platform FIN. Ollila, Jorma - Chairman of the Board and C.E.O., Nokia Corporation; Member of the board of directors, Ford Motor Company and UPM-Kymmene (large timber/paper company) NL. Orange, His Royal Highness the Prince of - [Bernhard?] CH. Ospel, Marcel - President & Group Chief Executive, Union Bank Of Switzerland AG (UBS - total assets $ 1,1 Trillion) INT. Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso - Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank; President of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies; Member of the G -7 & G -20 Deputies; Chairman of the G -10 Committee on Payments and Settlement Systems S. Padgrotsky, Leif - Minister of Trade USA. Pearl, Frank H. - Chairman & C.E.O of Perseus LLC; Founder & Chairman, Rappahannock Investment Company and Counterpoint Press. CZ. Pehe, Jiri - Director, New York University, Prague; former advisor to President Havel USA. Perle, Richard N. - Resident Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; Chairman and chief executive officer, Hollinger Digital, Inc.; Director, Jerusalem Post GB. Pragnell, Michael P. - CEO Syngenta AG; Director, AstraZeneca plc USA. Prestowitz Jr., Clyde V. - Founder & President, Economic Strategy Institute (areas of expertise: Globalization, Asia, Technology Policy, Business Strategy); former senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment A. Raidl, Claus J - CEO and Director, Böhler Uddeholm AG (steel) S. Ramqvist, Lars - Chairman & C.E.O., Ericsson (world's third largest mobile phone manufacture); Board member, Skandia & Volvo USA. Rattner, Steven - Investment Banker, Director and Managing Principal Quandrangle Group; US Treasury advisory committee on IMF matters; "old hand" at Davos meetings of the World Economic Forum; Chairman of New York Channel 13 I. Riotta, Gianni - Co-Editor, La Stampa INT. Robertson, George - Secretary General, NATO USA. Rockefeller, David - Chairman of the International Advisory Committee, Chase Manhattan Bank; Member JPMorgan International Council; Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Trilateral Commission E. Rodriques Inciarte, Matías - Executive Vice Chairman, Banco Santander Central Hispano GB. Roll, Eric - Senior Adviser, UBS Warburg Ltd, TR. Sanberk, Özdem - Turkish Ambassador to the U.K.; Director General, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) A. Scholten, Rudolf, A. - Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Österreichische Kontrollbank AG D. Schrempp, Jürgen E. - Chairman of the Board of Management, DaimlerChrysler AG DK. Seidenfaden, Tøger - Editor-in-Chief, Politiken - one of the biggest Danish newspapers RUS. Shevtsova, Lilia - Carnegie Endowment for International Misery, Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley & Cornell University US/GB. Siedentop, Larry A. - Fellow of Keble College & lecturer on political philosophy at Oxford University; Author of Democracy in Europe GB. Sieghart, Mary Ann - Editorial writer and assistant editor, Times of London E. Spain, Her Majesty the Queen of, - Sofia GB. Taylor, J. Martin - Chairman, WH Smith PLC, International Adviser, Goldman Sachs International USA. Thornton, John L. - Director, Ford Motor Co.; President and co-CEO, Goldman Sachs & co Inc.; Member, Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution S. Treschcow, Michael - President and C.E.O., Electrolux Group AB F. Trichet, Jean-Claude - Governor, Banque de France CH. Vasella, Daniel L. - Chairman & C.E.O., Novartis AG (Pharmaceuticals) FIN. Virkunen, Janne - Senior Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat S. Wallenberg, Jacob - Chairman of the Board, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken S. Wallenberg, Marcus - President and C.E.O, Investor AB; Vice Chairman of the Board, Ericsson CDN. Whyte, Kenneth - Canada, Editor-in-Chief, The National Post GB. Wolf, Martin - Associated Editor/Economics Commentator, The Financial Times D. Wolff von Amerongen, Otto - Chairman and C.E.O., Otto Wolff Industrieberatung und Beteiligungen GmbH. Rapporteurs GB. Micklethwait, R John - United Stated Editor, The Economist GB.Wooldridge, Adrian D - Foreign Corespondent, The Economist Click to be removed: http://MessageBot.com/r.cgi?[EMAIL PROTECTED]&list=PEPIS ------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by http://MessageBot.com/ Get Cool Images at http://www.flamingtext.com/mb.html
