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List of Bilderberg attendees

List of Bilderberg attendees is a list of prominent persons who have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in brackets.

The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and politics.

The elite group meets annually at luxury hotels or resorts throughout the world, normally in Europe, once every four years in the United States or Canada. It has an office in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. They met at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey for the June 2007 meeting. The 56th Bilderberg meeting took place June 6-8, 2008 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia

Royalty

Prince Philip (1965, 1966, 1967), Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles (1986), Prince of Wales
Prince Bernhard (Chairman of Bilderberg Meetings 1954-1976), father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Claus von Amsberg (1967, 1968, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986-1989), husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2008), Crown Prince of the Netherlands
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1989)
Queen Sofia of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996)
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (1992, 1993, 1996, 2008), Crown Prince of Belgium
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1995)
Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1984)
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1985, 1986, 1987)
Prince Axel of Denmark (1955, 1957)

Politics

United States

David L. Aaron (1977), former Deputy National Security Advisor
Dean Acheson (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright (2008), former United States Secretary of State
Keith B. Alexander (2008), current Director, National Security Agency
Roger Altman (2008), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Anderson (1977), former US Congressman
Michael Armacost (1997), President, Brookings Institution
Nancy Kassebaum Baker (1988), former US Senator
George W. Ball (1954-1992), former U.S. diplomat
Evan Bayh (1999), current US Senator, former Democratic Leadership Council Chairman, also attended the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Member of the Alfalfa Club
Lloyd Bentsen (1989, 1992, 1995 - 1997), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Sandy Berger (1997), former National Security Advisor (United States)
James H. Billington (1992), former Librarian of Congress
Eugene R. Black, Sr. (1957, 1966), former President of the World Bank
John Bolton (2003)
John Brademas (1966), former US Congressman
Bill Bradley (1985), former US Senator
Nicholas F. Brady (1984, 1986, 1988, 1991), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Edward Brooke (1968), former US Senator
David K. E. Bruce (1966)
Zbigniew Brzezinski (Guest, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1985), President Carter's National Security Advisor
McGeorge Bundy (1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1980), former National Security Advisor (United States)
William Bundy (1977)
Clifford P. Case (1958), former US Senator
John Chafee (1979, 1986, 1991, 1992), former US Senator
Frank Church, former US Senator
Harlan Cleveland (1967)
Hillary Clinton (1997), current US Senator, also attended the World Economic Forum, the Munich Conference on Security Policy, the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Democratic Leadership Council
Bill Clinton (1991), former US President, 1993 - 2001
Carlos M. Collazo (2003)
Barber Conable, former President of the World Bank
Richard N. Cooper (1975, 1977), former United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Jon Corzine (1995 - 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004), current Governor of New Jersey
Kenneth W. Dam (1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989-1997), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Richard Darman (1987), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas A. Daschle (2008), former US Senator
Lynn Davis (1995)
John M. Deutch (1998), former CIA Director, former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
Thomas E. Dewey (1956, 1957, 1966), former Governor of New York
C. Douglas Dillon (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Christopher Dodd (1999 - 2001), current US Senator
John Edwards (2004), former US Senator
Stuart Eizenstat (2002), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Mike Espy (1994), former United States Secretary of Agriculture
Daniel J. Evans (1986, 1988), former US Senator, former Governor of Washington
Dianne Feinstein (1991), current US Senator
Douglas Feith (2004)
Ralph Flanders (1955, 1966), former US Senator
James Florio (1994), former Governor of New Jersey
Tom Foley (1988, 1990, 1995, 2002), former Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Gerald R. Ford (1964, 1966), former US President, 1974 - 1977
Harold Ford, Jr. (2008), current Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council, former US Congressman, Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Donald M. Fraser (1971), former US Congressman
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1971), former US Congressman
J. William Fulbright (1956, 1957, 1964), former US Senator
Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1963, 1966), former US Congressman
John Galvin, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Melinda Gates (2004), wife of Bill Gates
Robert Gates (2008), current United States Secretary of Defense
David Gergen (1992, 1995), political consultant and presidential adviser during the Republican administrations of Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, campaign staffer for George H.W. Bush and adviser to Democratic President Bill Clinton
Roswell Gilpatric (1966)
Dan Glickman (2001), former US Congressman
Andrew Goodpaster (1968, 1974), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Lincoln Gordon (1957, 1966)
Donald Gregg (1985), former United States Ambassador
Marc Grossman (2007), former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Alfred Gruenther (1955, 1957, 1966), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Richard N. Haass (1991, 2003, 2004), president, Council on Foreign Relations
Philip C. Habib (1992)
Chuck Hagel (1999 - 2001), current US Senator
Alexander Haig (1978), former United States Secretary of State
Lee H. Hamilton (1997), former US Congressman
Fred R. Harris (1966), former US Senator
Arthur A. Hartman (1975), former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Brooks Hays (1957, 1966), former US Congressman
H. John Heinz III (1978), former US Senator
Christian Herter (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Secretary of State
Bourke Hickenlooper (1963, 1966), former US Senator
Carla Anderson Hills (2002), former United States Trade Representative
Paul G. Hoffman (1955, 1957, 1966)
Richard Holbrooke (1995 - 1999, 2004 - 2006, 2008), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Chet Holifield (1964, 1966), former US Congressman
Kay Bailey Hutchison (2000, 2002), current US Senator
Henry M. Jackson (1964, 1966-1968), former US Senator
Jacob Javits (1964, 1966), former US Senator
Joseph E. Johnson (1954), former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Bennett Johnston Jr. (1991), former US Senator
James Robert Jones (1985), former US Congressman
Vernon Jordan (1979-1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Robert Kagan (2004)
Carl Kaysen (1967)
Thomas Kean (1989), former Governor of New Jersey
George Kennan (1955, 1957, 1966)
David M. Kennedy (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Robert M. Kimmitt (1995), current United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Lane Kirkland (1977), former President, AFL-CIO
Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977-2003, 2004, 2005-2008), Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977
John LaFalce (2002), former US Congressman
Michael Ledeen (2005)
Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1957, 1963, 1966), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Winston Lord (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996), former United States Ambassador to China
William J. Luti (2004), Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy for the National Security Council
Terry McAuliffe (2002), former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
John J. McCloy (1958, 1964, 1966), former President of the World Bank
Gale McGee (1966), former US Senator
Donald F. McHenry (1986, 1996), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Robert S. McNamara (1968, 1975), former US Secretary of Defense, former President of the World Bank
Charles Mathias, Jr. (1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984-1993), former US Senator
Ken Mehlman (2005), former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Cord Meyer (1957), CIA official
George J. Mitchell, former US Senator
Walter F. Mondale (1974, 1981), former US Vice President, 1977 - 1981
A. S. Mike Monroney (1966), former US Senator
Paul H. Nitze (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1966)
Lauris Norstad (1967), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Sam Nunn (1996, 1997), former US Senator
William Odom (1993), former National Security Agency Director
Dan Quayle (1990, 1991), former US Vice President, 1989 - 1993
George Pataki (2006), former Governor of New York
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (2008), current United States Secretary of the Treasury
Claiborne Pell (1992), former US Senator
Richard Perle (1983, 1985, 2003, 2006, 2008), assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1987
Rick Perry (2007), current Governor of Texas
William J. Perry (1996), former United States Secretary of Defense
Peter George Peterson (1978), former United States Secretary of Commerce
Colin L. Powell (1997), former United States Secretary of State
Larry Pressler (1993), former US Senator
Lewis Thompson Preston, former President of the World Bank
Joel Pritchard (1975), former US Congressman
Marc Racicot (2002), former Chairman, Republican National Committee
Ralph E. Reed, Jr. (2004), former first executive director of the Christian Coalition
William K. Reilly (1989), former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Henry Reuss (1966, 1971), former US Congressman
Walter P. Reuther (1966), former U.S. labour leader
Condoleezza Rice (2008), current United States Secretary of State
Bill Richardson (1999, 2000), current Governor of New Mexico
Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1971), former US Senator
Alice Rivlin (1984)
Charles W. Robinson (1975), former Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
David Rockefeller, original U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee (1954-
David Rockefeller, Jr. (1989)
Jay Rockefeller (1971), current US Senator
Nelson A. Rockefeller (1957, 1974), former US Vice President, 1974 - 1977, former Governor of New York, 1959 - 1973
Dennis Ross (2004, 2006, 2008)
Eugene V. Rostow (1967, 1968)
Walt Whitman Rostow, former National Security Advisor (United States)
Donald Rumsfeld (1975, 2002), Secretary of Defense, 2001 - 2006
Dean Rusk (1955, 1957, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
Mark Sanford (2008), current Governor of South Carolina, also attended the Renaissance Weekend
Hugh Scott (1961, 1966), former US Senator
Brent Scowcroft (1985, 1988, 1994), former National Security Advisor (United States)
Kathleen Sebelius (2007, 2008), current Governor of Kansas
George P. Shultz (2008), former United States Secretary of State, former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Kristen Silverberg (2007), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, part of the State Department
William E. Simon (1982), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Walter Bedell Smith, former CIA Director
Nancy Soderberg (1995)
Helmut Sonnenfeldt (1974), former U.S. State Department Counselor, former member, National Security Council
John Sparkman (1955, 1966), former US Senator
James Steinberg (1994, 2000), former Deputy National Security Advisor
Adlai Stevenson III (1971), former US Senator
Robert Schwarz Strauss (1982, 1989, 1990, 1992), former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
Lawrence Summers (1998, 2002, 2008), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
John H. Sununu (1990), former Governor of New Hampshire
Shirley Temple (1982), former United States Ambassador, former child actress
Laura D'Andrea Tyson (1999)
Cyrus Vance (1971), former United States Secretary of State
John M. Vorys (1957, 1966), former US Congressman
Mark Warner (2005), former Governor of Virginia
Vin Weber (2007, 2008), former US Congressman
John C. Whitehead (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989-1997), former United States Deputy Secretary of State
Christine Todd Whitman (1998), former Governor of New Jersey
L. Douglas Wilder (1991), former Governor of Virginia, current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
Alexander Wiley (1957, 1966), former US Senator
Ross Wilson (ambassador) (2007), current United States Ambassador to Turkey
Paul Wolfowitz (1990, 1994-1998, 2008), former President of the World Bank
George David Woods (1966), former President of the World Bank
Philip D. Zelikow (2007), executive director of the 9/11 Commission and Counselor of the United States Department of State
Robert Zoellick (1991, 2003, 2006, 2008), former Deputy Secretary of State and current President of the World Bank

Canada

Lester B. Pearson (1964, 1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968
Pierre Trudeau (1983, 1985), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979, 1980 to 1984
Jean Chrétien (1982, 1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 1993 - 2003
W. Edmund Clark (1982-2008), TD Ameritrade Bank
Paul Martin (1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 2003 - 2006
Stephen Harper (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2006 – Present
Bernard Lord (2001), former Premier of New Brunswick
Robert L. Stanfield (1968), former Premier of Nova Scotia
Jason Kenney (2007), Canadian Member of Parliament
Preston Manning (1998), former leader and founder of the Reform Party of Canada
Lloyd Axworthy (1996), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
Kevin G. Lynch (2004), Canadian civil servant
Frank McKenna (1994, 2006, 2008), former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Premier of New Brunswick, current Deputy Chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank
Michael Wilson (politician) (1991), current Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of International Trade (Canada)
Marc Lalonde (1977), former Minister of Finance (Canada)
Jacques Parizeau (1968), former Premier of Quebec
Robert Bourassa (1971), former Premier of Quebec
Jean Lesage (1966), former Premier of Quebec
Mike Harris (1996), former Premier of Ontario
David Peterson (1990), former Premier of Ontario
Ralph Klein (1995), former Premier of Alberta
Peter Lougheed (1973), former Premier of Alberta
Gerald Regan (1977), former Premier of Nova Scotia
Paul Joseph James Martin (1957, 1966-1968), former Canadian Senator, former Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada), former Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada), former Secretary of State for External Affairs (Canada), father of former Prime Minister of Canada,Paul Martin
Jeanne Sauvé (1974, 1986, 1989), former Governor General of Canada
Donald S. Macdonald (1971, 1973, 1979-1986, 1988, 1993), former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of National Defence (Canada)
Allan MacEachen (1983), former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
Heather Reisman (2006, 2007, 2008), Canadian businesswoman
Andre Desmarais, Power Corporation of Canada

United Kingdom

Gordon Brown (1991), current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tony Blair (1993), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher (1975), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
James Callaghan (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Edward Heath (1963, 1966, 1967), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Alec Douglas-Home (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Harold Wilson (1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Clarke (1993, 1998, 2006 & 2007), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne (2006) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present
Denis Healey, former Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founding member of Bilderberg)

Ed Balls (2001-2003), Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2006 - 2007
Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989-1998), former Secretary-General of NATO
David Owen (1973, 1982, 1993), former British Foreign Secretary
Norman Lamont (1995), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Nigel Lawson (1982, 1990), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
William Hague (1998), former leader of the Conservative Party (UK), current Shadow Foreign Secretary
Sir Malcolm Rifkind (1986, 1996), former British Foreign Secretary
Douglas Hurd (1980, 1981), former British Foreign Secretary
Cecil Parkinson (1989), former Chairman of the Conservative Party
Michael Heseltine (1984), former Secretary of State for Defence
Roy Jenkins, former President of the European Commission
Reginald Maudling (1955, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1978), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Hugh Gaitskell (1954, 1955, 1958), former leader of the Labour Party (UK)
William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (1987, 1988, 1990, 1995)
John Smith (UK politician) (1986, 1989, 1991), former leader of the British Labour Party
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (1974)
Clement Davies (1954, 1955, 1957), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jo Grimond (1958, 1966), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
David Steel (1986), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (1995, 1998)
Geoffrey Rippon (1974)
David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech (1958, 1966), former British Ambassador to the United States
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1965, 1966)
Christopher Price (UK politician), former Labour Party (UK) Member of Parliament, former member of the European Parliament
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (1997)
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1964, 1966)
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1971)
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1967)
George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1966, 1978)
Enoch Powell (1968)
Kenneth Younger (1966)
John Horam (1975)
John Nott (1977), former Secretary of State for Defence
Edmund Dell (1978)
Keith Joseph (1977)
Rodric Braithwaite (1993)
Frederic Bennett (1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977-1980, 1984)
John Keegan (1988), British military historian
John Monks (1996) , former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1977)
Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations (1985, 1986, 1993)
Giles Radice, Baron Radice (1995)
Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood (2003)
Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn (2002, 2003)
Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones (2004)
Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1977)
Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester (1977, 1985), former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (1980, 1984, 1986), former Chairman of British Petroleum
David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (1985, 1986)
John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
William Rees-Mogg (1993)
George Weidenfeld (1992)
Roy Hattersley (1985)
Norman Tebbit (1985)
Richard Dearlove (2007), former head of MI6
Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973-1975, 1977-1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee), Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard (2004, 2008), member of the House of Lords, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell
Antony Acland (1988), former British Ambassador to the United States
Lawrence Freedman (1991), Professor, Oxford University

Ireland

Garret FitzGerald (1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987), former Prime Minister of Ireland
John Bruton (1998), former Prime Minister of Ireland
Michael McDowell (1992, 2007), founding member of the Progressive Democrats of Ireland
Paul Gallagher (2008), Attorney General of Ireland

Germany

Egon Bahr (1968, 1971, 1982, 1987), German Minister, creator of the Ostpolitik
Rainer Barzel (1966), former German opposition leader
Kurt Biedenkopf (1992), former Prime Minister of Saxony
Max Brauer (1954, 1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Mayor of Hamburg
Birgit Breuel (1973, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994), chairwoman of Treuhandanstalt
Andreas von Bülow (1978), former Minister of Research of Germany
Karl Carstens (1971), former President of Germany
Klaus von Dohnanyi (1975, 1977), former Mayor of Hamburg
Ursula Engelen-Kefer (1998), former chairwoman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions
Björn Engholm (1991), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
Ludwig Erhard (1966), former Chancellor of Germany
Fritz Erler (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), Socialist Member of Parliament
Joschka Fischer (2008), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany)
Herbert Giersch (1975), Director, Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel
Helmut Haussmann (1979, 1980, 1990, 1996), former Minister of Economics of Germany
Wolfgang Ischinger (1998, 2002, 2008), former German Ambassador to Washington
Helmut Kohl (1980, 1982, 1988), former Chancellor of Germany
Walter Leisler Kiep (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980), former Treasurer of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1955, 1957, 1966), former Chancellor of Germany
Hans Klein (1986), Member of German Bundestag
Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1980, 1983, 1984), former Minister of Economics of Germany
Karl Lamers (1995), Member of the German Bundestag
Angela Merkel (2005), current Chancellor of Germany
Alois Mertes (1983, 1985)
Siegmar Mosdorf (2001), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
Alfred Müller-Armack (1966), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
Volker Perthes (2008), Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Friedbert Pflüger (2005, 2006), Member of the German Bundestag
Ruprecht Polenz (2002), Member of the German Bundestag
Volker Rühe (1983, 1991-1994), former Defense Minister of Germany
Rudolf Scharping, former Defense Minister of Germany
Wolfgang Schäuble (2003), current Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
Walter Scheel (1981-84, 1986), former President of Germany
Karl Schiller (1966), former Finance Minister of Germany
Otto Schily (2003-2006), former Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
Carlo Schmid (1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Vice President of the Federal Parliament
Helmut Schmidt (1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986), former Chancellor of Germany
Gerhard Schröder (CDU) (1971, 1974), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany), former Minister of Defence (Germany)
Gerhard Stoltenberg (1966, 1968), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
Franz Josef Strauß (1963, 1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Bavaria
Lothar Späth (1993), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
Erwin Teufel (1991), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
Henning Voscherau (1996), former Mayor of Hamburg
Richard von Weizsäcker (1978), former President of Germany
Guido Westerwelle (2007), leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany
Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978), former Secretary of State in the Chancellor's Office of Germany
Matthias Wissmann (1998, 2004, 2005), former Minister of Research of Germany

Austria

Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria
Alfred Gusenbauer (2002, 2006), current Chancellor of Austria
Wolfgang Schussel (1984), former Chancellor of Austria
Franz Vranitzky (1975, 1979, 1986-1991, 1993, 1995-1999), former Austrian Chancellor
Bruno Kreisky (1979), former Austrian Chancellor
Thomas Klestil (1988), former President of Austria
Martin Bartenstein (2006), Austrian Minister for Economy and Labour
Josef Krainer (1989), former Governor of Styria

Switzerland

Flavio Cotti (1994-1997), former President of the Swiss Confederation
Pascal Couchepin (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), current President of the Swiss Confederation
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1995), former President of the Swiss Confederation
Max Petitpierre (1963, 1966), former President of the Swiss Confederation
Jacob Kellenberger (1993), former Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Sigmund Widmer (1975), former Mayor of Zürich
Denis de Rougemont (1954, 1955, 1966)

France

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1968, 2003), former President of the French Republic
Lionel Jospin (1996), former Prime Minister of France
Georges Pompidou (1966), former President of the French Republic
Dominique de Villepin (2003), former Prime Minister of France
Laurent Fabius (1994), former Prime Minister of France
Michel Rocard (1986), former Prime Minister of France
Pierre Bérégovoy (1992), former Prime Minister of France
Edouard Balladur (1987), former Prime Minister of France
Raymond Barre (1983), former Prime Minister of France
Edgar Faure (1974), former Prime Minister of France
René Pleven (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
Pierre Mendes-France (1968), former Prime Minister of France
Antoine Pinay (1954, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
Jean-Bernard Raimond (1994), former French Foreign Minister
Jean Francois-Poncet (1982, 1985, 1988), former French Foreign Minister
Michel Barnier (2007), former French Foreign Minister
Hubert Védrine (1987, 1992, 2008), former French Foreign Minister
Bernard Kouchner (2005), current Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
Manuel Valls (2008), French Member of Parliament
Jean-Pierre Jouyet (2008), French Minister of European Affairs
Jean-Pierre Chevenement (1984, 1990), former Minister of Defense (France)
Jacques Attali (1975), French economist and scholar and former presidential adviser of France's socialist government
Gaston Defferre (1964, 1966), former Mayor of Marseille
Maurice Herzog (1974), former Mayor of Chamonix
Philippe Seguin (1990), former Mayor of Epinal
Jean-Pierre Cot (1977), French politician, former Mayor of Coise
Olivier Guichard (1966, 1977), French politician, former French Minister of Justice
Guy Mollet (1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1966), former Socialist Prime Minister of France
Maurice Faure (1955, 1963, 1966)
Jacques Rueff (1958, 1966)

Belgium

Paul Van Zeeland (1955-1958, 1966), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Theo Lefevre (1967), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Leo Tindemans (1980), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Wilfried Martens (1989-1991, 1993), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Jean-Luc Dehaene (2004), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Philippe Maystadt (1996), former Belgian Minister of Finance

Netherlands

Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), current Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2002 - present
Ruud Lubbers (1983, 1991, 1992, 1994), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1982 - 1994
Wim Kok (1993, 2003), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1994 - 2002
Barend Biesheuvel (1968), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1971 - 1973
Jelle Zijlstra (1966, 1975), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1966 - 1967
Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst (1974, 1981), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
Max van der Stoel (1980), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1973 - 1977, 1981 - 1982
Jozias van Aartsen (2005), former Dutch Minister of Agriculture, 1994 - 1998, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1998 - 2002
Maxime Verhagen (2006, 2008), current Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2007 - present
Frank Heemskerk (2007), Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade
Frans Timmermans (2008), Dutch Minister of European Affairs
Klaas de Vries (2003), Dutch Member of Parliament
Ivo Samkalden (1963, 1966), former Mayor of Amsterdam
Harold Goddijn (2008), CEO of TomTom

Italy

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1987), former President of the Italian Republic, former Governor of the Banca d'Italia
Francesco Cossiga (1977), former President of the Italian Republic
Amintore Fanfani (1955, 1956, 1966), former Italian Prime Minister
Alcide de Gasperi (1954), former Italian Prime Minister
Claudio Martelli, former Italian Minister of Justice
Gianni De Michelis (1991), former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (1986, 1998, 1999, 2008), former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
Romano Prodi (Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s), former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission
Virginio Rognoni (1982, 1991), former Italian Minister of Defense
Mariano Rumor (1966), former Italian Prime Minister
Domenico Siniscalco (1998), former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
Giulio Tremonti (2000), current Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
Walter Veltroni (1996), former Mayor of Rome
Giorgio La Malfa (1974, 1975), former Member of Parliament
Guido Colonna di Paliano (1974), former Italian politician and European Commissioner

Spain

Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma (1999, 2000), president of Madrid
Joaquin Almunia (1998, 2008), European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs
Enrique Barón (1988), politician
Jaime de Carvajal y Urquijo (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), CEO, Ford Spain, Ericsson Spain and Banco Urquijo.
Juan Luis Cebrián (1988, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), former director of newspaper El País, CEO, Grupo Prisa
Guillermo de la Dehesa (1989, 1993), CEO, Banco Pastor
Carlos Ferret Salat (1993), banker
Manuel Fraga Iribarne (1977), politician, former Secretary General, Alianza Popular
Felipe Gonzalez (1989), former Prime Minister of Spain
Loyola de Palacio (2005), politician
Jesús de Polanco (1989), CEO, media group PRISA
Jordi Pujol (1991), politician
Rodrigo Rato (1992, 1994), politician and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
Eduardo Serra Rexach (2004), politician, former Minister of Defense
Matías Rodríguez Inciarte (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2008), Deputy CEO, Grupo Santander
Miguel Boyer Salvador (1989), former Finance Minister of Spain
Miguel Sebastián Gascón (2005), former Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister and Minister of Industry (2008-...)
Narcís Serra (1990, 1991, 1992), politician
Javier Solana (1985, 1998, 2000), Secretary-General of the Council of the EU, former Secretary-General of NATO
Pedro Solbes Mira (1999), Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance
Federico Trillo-Figueroa Martínez-Conde (1995), politician
Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996), Spanish Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
Emilio de Ybarra y Clurruca (1988, 1989), former CEO, BBVA
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (2004), Prime Minister of Spain
Juan Carlos I de Borbón y Borbón (1989), King of Spain
Queen Sofía de Grecia (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003-2005), Queen of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain

Portugal

Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995-2008) , former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 - 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
António Guterres (1990, 2005), former Prime Minister of Portugal, currently the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Pedro Santana Lopes (2004), former Prime Minister of Portugal
José Sócrates (2004), current Prime Minister of Portugal
Jorge Sampaio (1989, 1999), former President of Portugal
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (2003), former Leader of the Socialist Party
António Costa (2008), current Mayor of Lisbon
Rui Rio (2008), current Mayor of Porto
Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco (2006), Member of Parliament (PSD)
Augusto Santos Silva (2006), Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Rui Machete (1989), former Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal
Joaquim do Amaral (1999), Member of Parliament
Manuel Sarmento Rodrigues (1966)

Greece

Kostas Karamanlis (1998), current Prime Minister of Greece
Constantine Mitsotakis (1993), former Prime Minister of Greece
Georgios Alogoskoufis (2008), current Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)
Dora Bakoyannis (2003), current Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), former Mayor of Athens
Anna Diamantopoulou (2008), Member of Parliament in Greece and former EU Commissioner
George Andreas Papandreou (1998), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), President of the Socialist International
Gerasimos Arsenis (1994), former Minister of Defense of Greece
Stefanos Manos (1986, 1993, 2001), Greek politician
Andreas Andrianopoulos (1988), former Mayor of Piraeus

Turkey

Süleyman Demirel (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
Bülent Ecevit (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
Adnan Menderes (1956), former Prime Minister of Turkey
Mesut Yilmaz (1990), former Prime Minister of Turkey
Selim Sarper (1966), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
İsmail Cem (1989, 1998), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Hikmet Çetin (1995, 2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP)
Emre Gönensay (1992, 1996, 2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Ali Babacan (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008), current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Sweden

Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006), Prime Minister of Sweden, 2006 - present
Carl Bildt (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006-2008), former Prime Minister of Sweden and current Minister for Foreign Affairs
Olof Palme (1962, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1984), former Prime Minister of Sweden
Percy Barnevik (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001), Businessman
Mona Sahlin (1996), Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Invited by Percy Barnevik)
Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978), former Prime Minister of Sweden
Tage Erlander (1962, 1966), former Prime Minister of Sweden
Leif Pagrotsky (2001), former Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture ;
Anders Borg (2007), current Minister for Finance of Sweden
Herbert Tingsten (1954, 1955, 1966), former Chief Editor, Dagens Nyheter
Martin Waldenström (1955), Industrialist
Björn Lundvall (1968, 1975, 1977-1980) (LM Ericsson)
Anna Lindh (2003), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Göran Persson (2001), former Prime Minister of Sweden
Gunnar Sträng (1973), former Minister for Finance of Sweden
Krister Wickman (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Hans Blix (1989), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Maud Olofsson (2008), Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

Norway

Gro Harlem Brundtland (1982, 1983), former Prime Minister of Norway
Kåre Willoch (1966, 1968, 1982, 1987), former Prime Minister of Norway
Trygve Bratteli (1977), former Prime Minister of Norway
Jens Stoltenberg, (2002), current Prime Minister of Norway
Siv Jensen (2006), Chairman Fremskrittspartiet
Johann Olav Koss (2006)
Halvard Lange (1964), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
Ole Myrvoll (1974), former Minister of Finance (Norway), former Mayor of Bergen
Svein Gjedrem (2003), Chairman of Norges Bank 1999 - present
Dagfinn Varvik (1975), former Chairman, Centre Party (Norway)

Denmark

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2000), current Prime Minister of Denmark
Mogens Lykketoft (1998), former leader of the Social Democrats of Denmark
Tøger Seidenfaden (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999), editor-in-chief of Danish newspaper "Politiken"
Ritt Bjerregaard (1991, 1995), former Danish Secretary of Education, EU Commissioner and currently Mayor of Copenhagen
Anders Eldrup (2001-2007, 2008), CEO, Danish Oil and Gas Corporation (DONG)
Flemming Rose (2008), editor, Jyllands-Posten

Finland

Jaakko Iloniemi (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990-1997)
Ilkka Suominen (1988)
Aatos Erkko (1991)
Jarl Köhler (1992-1994)
Ulf L. Sundqvist (1992)
Johannes Koroma (1993)
Jorma Ollila (1994, 1997-2008), former CEO of Nokia
Krister Ahlström (1994)
Georg Ehrnrooth (1994)
Sirkka Hämäläinen (1994)
Jaakko Ihamuotila (1994)
Max Jakobson (1975, 1994)
Gerhard M. H. Wendt (1994)
Jukka Harmaja (1995)
Björn Mattsson (1995)
Pertti Voutilainen (1995)
Janne Virkkunen (1998, 2001)
Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2001)
Christoffer Taxell (2002)
Teija H. Tiilikainen (2002-2007)
Olli Kivinen (2003)
Björn Whalroos (2003)
Paula Lehtomäki (2004)
Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)
Matti Vanhala (1999)
Pentti Vartia (1999)
Mikael Pentikäinen (2005)
Eero Heinäluoma (2006)
Sixten Korkman (2006)
Atte Jääskeläinen (2007)
Kalevi Sorsa (1990), former Prime Minister of Finland
Esko Aho (1994), former Prime Minister of Finland
Paavo Lipponen (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), former Prime Minister of Finland
Matti Vanhanen, current Prime Minister of Finland
Martti Ahtisaari (1994, 1995, 1996), former President of Finland
Sauli Niinistö (1997), former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament
Jyrki Katainen (2007), current Minister of Finance (Finland)

Iceland

Davíð Oddsson (1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999), former Prime Minister of Iceland, 1991-2004
Geir Hallgrímsson (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984-1988, 1990), former Prime Minister of Iceland
Björn Bjarnason (1977, 1978, 1982-1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995), vice editor of Morgunblaðið (1984 - 1991), Icelandic Minister of Education (1995 - 2002), current Minister for Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (since 2003)

Russia

Anatoly Chubais (1998), Russian politician
Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky (2004), Russian politician

Slovakia

Ivan Mikloš (2005), former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia

Czech Republic

Karel Schwarzenberg (2008), Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jiří Pehe (2001), Director, New York University in Prague; former advisor to President Václav Havel
Michael Žantovský (1999), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security, Czech Senate, presently Czech Ambassador in Israel
Karel Kovanda (1998), Head of Mission of the Czech Republic to NATO and the WEU, presently Deputy Director General responsible for CFSP, Multilateral Relations and North America, East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, EEA, EFTA

Poland

Joseph Retinger (1954-1960), founder of Bilderberg Group
Hanna Suchocka (1998), first woman Prime Minister of Poland
Andrzej Olechowski (1994-1999, 2003), former leader of Civic Platform
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (2008), former President of Poland

Hungary

János Martonyi (2008), former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor of International Trade Law, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Gyorgy Suranyi (1996, 1997, 1999), former President, Hungarian National Bank

EU Commissioners

European Union Commissioners who have attended include:

Joaquin Almunia (1998, 2008), European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs
José Manuel Barroso (1994, 2003), current President of the European Commission
Ritt Bjerregaard (1991, 1995), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and former European Commissioner for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection
Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003), former European Commissioner
Emma Bonino (1998)
Leon Brittan (1992, 1998)
Hans van den Broek (1986, 1988, 1991, 1995), former European Commissioner
David Byrne (politician) (2005), former European Commissioner
Henning Christophersen (1979, 1982, 1983)
Étienne Davignon (1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994-2008), Bilderberg conference chairman in 2005
Jacques Delors (1992), former President of the European Commission
Franz Fischler (2001), former European Commissioner
Walter Hallstein (1955, 1958, 1966), former President of the European Commission
Neelie Kroes (2005 - 2008), present Commissioner for Competition
Pascal Lamy (2003)
Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)
Franco Maria Malfatti (1964, 1966, 1974), former President of the European Commission
Peter Mandelson (1999)
Sicco Mansholt (1963, 1964, 1966), former President of the European Commission
Robert Marjolin (1966), former European Commissioner
Charlie McCreevy (2008), European Commissioner
Karel Van Miert (1993), former European Commissioner
Mario Monti (1983-1994, 1996, 1999, 2003) ,former and/or present member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee
Francois-Xavier Ortoli (1977), former President of the European Commission
Filippo Pandolfi (1989)
Lord Patten of Barnes (2007)
Andris Piebalgs (2006), European Commissioner for Energy
Romano Prodi, Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s
Olli Rehn (2007), European Commissioner for Enlargement
Jean Rey (1966), former President of the European Commission
Jacques Santer (1991), former President of the European Commission
Henri Simonet (1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982), former Vice Chairman of the European Commission
Javier Solana (1985, 1998, 2000), High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU)
Pedro Solbes (1999)
Gaston Thorn, former President of the European Commission
Günter Verheugen (1995)
António Vitorino (1996)

UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations

Josette Sheeran (2007), Executive Director of United Nations World Food Programme
Kurt Waldheim, former United Nations Secretary-General
Kemal Derviş (2002), current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator
Ad Melkert (1996), current UNDP Associate Administrator
Thorvald Stoltenberg (1973, 1982, 1994, 1995), former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1955, 1966), Pakistani politician, diplomat and international jurist
Knut Vollebæk (2008), OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Eric Wyndham White (1964, 1966), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Arthur Dunkel (1991), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Mike Moore (2000), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Renato Ruggiero (1986, 1987, 1990-1996), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2003, 2008), current Secretary General of NATO
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1998), former Secretary General of NATO
Willy Claes (1994, 1995, 2003), former Secretary General of NATO
Manfred Wörner (1982, 1985, 1990-1993), former Secretary General of NATO
Joseph Luns (1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977, 1978-1984), former Secretary General of NATO
Manlio Brosio (1965-1967), former Secretary General of NATO
Dirk Stikker (1964, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO
Paul-Henri Spaak (1963, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1955), former Secretary General of NATO

Military

Terence Airey (1955, 1966), Military Governor of Trieste
Colin Gubbins (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE
Hans Speidel (1964, 1966), former World War II and Cold War general

Corporate

Financial institutions

Hermann Josef Abs (1958, 1966), former Chairman of Deutsche Bank
Josef Ackermann (2005, 2008), CEO of Deutsche Bank
Wilfrid S. Baumgartner (1963-1968, 1971, 1974, 1975), former Governor, Banque de France
Ben S. Bernanke (2008), current Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Michel Camdessus, former IMF Managing Director
Guido Carli (1958, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1977, 1987), former Governor of the Banca d'Italia
Tim Collins (financier) (2003, 2008), founder, Chief Executive Officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
E. Gerald Corrigan (1994), former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, current Goldman Sachs Managing Director
Mario Draghi (1994, 1995, 2004, 2008), current Governor of the Banca d'Italia
Wim Duisenberg (1977, 1978-1983, 1986), former President of the European Central Bank
Otmar Emminger (1966), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Timothy F. Geithner (2004, 2008), current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Dermot Gleeson (1995, 2008), Chairman of Allied Irish Banks
Alan Greenspan (2002), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Alfred Herrhausen (1978-1985, 1987, 1988), German banker, former Chairman of Deutsche Bank
Kenneth Jacobs (2007, 2008), Deputy Chairman, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Per Jacobsson (1957), former IMF Managing Director
James A. Johnson (businessman) (1998, 2008), Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
Mervyn A. King (2003), current Governor of the Bank Of England
Cyril Kleinwort (1966, 1971), former Chairman, Kleinwort Benson
Hilmar Kopper (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998-2003, 2005), former CEO of Deutsche Bank
Alexandre Lamfalussy (1983, 1986, 1988, 1992), former General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements
Thomas S. Lamont (1957), former Vice Chairman, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Jacques de Larosière (1982), former Governor of the Banque de France
Rene Larre (1974), former Director, Bank for International Settlements
William J McDonough (1997), former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Tom McKillop (2008), Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Karl Otto Pöhl (1982, 1991), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Jürgen Ponto (1975), German banker, former Chairman of Dresdner Bank
John Francis Prideaux (1974), former Chairman, National Westminster Bank
Louis Rasminsky (1968), former Governor of the Bank of Canada
Rodrigo Rato (1992, 1994), former IMF Managing Director
Gordon Richardson (1966, 1975), former Governor of the Bank of England
David Rockefeller, CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank
Robert Roosa (1966), former Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman
Emma Rothschild (1995)
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1983, 1998)
Guy de Rothschild (1974)
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
Lynn Forester de Rothschild (1998)
Rudolf Scholten (1992, 1999-2001, 2003-2008), CEO of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer (1964, 1966), former IMF Managing Director
George Soros (1990, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (2000), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and member of the social-democrat Socialist Party of France
Gerald Thompson (1974), former Chairman, Kleinwort Benson
Jean-Claude Trichet (1995, 1999, 2008), current President of the European Central Bank
Anthony Tuke (1974), former President, Barclays Bank
Alfons Verplaetse (1990), former Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Marcus Wallenberg (1996, 1997), current Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, former CEO of Investor AB
Jacob Wallenberg (1998, 2008), current Chairman of Investor AB, former Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Siegmund Warburg (1966, 1977), founder of S. G. Warburg & Co.
Eric Warburg (1957), founder of Warburg Pincus
James Wolfensohn (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989-1999, 2004, 2008), former President of the World Bank Group
Walter Wriston (1964, 1966), former Chairman, Citibank

Major corporations

Giovanni Agnelli (1958, 1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1973-1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987-1998, 2000), former CEO of Fiat
Otto Wolff von Amerongen (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977-1980, 1982-2001), CEO of Otto Wolff Group (today: Part of ThyssenKrupp)
Dwayne Andreas (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987-1996), Chairman and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland
Percy Barnevik (1992-1996, 1997, 2001), former CEO of ASEA
Anders Björgerd (1973, 1982), former deputy CEO of Sydkraft AB
Lloyd Blankfein (2007), CEO of Goldman Sachs
Ian Bremmer (2007), President of Eurasia Group
Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997, 2004), Chief Executive BP
Gerhard Cromme (2000), former CEO and Chairman of ThyssenKrupp
Paul Desmarais (1982)
Paul Desmarais, Jr. (2006, 2008), Chairman and co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
John Elkann (2008), vice chairman of Fiat and the Agnelli Group investment company IFIL
Louis V. Gerstner (1994, 1997), former Chairman of IBM, current Chairman of The Carlyle Group
Maurice R. Greenberg (1989-1991), former Chairman and CEO of American International Group
H. J. Heinz II (1954), CEO of H. J. Heinz Company
Paul Hermelin (2007), CEO of Capgemini
Daniel Janssen (1971, 1973-1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995), former Chairman of the Executive Committee, Solvay (company), former vice president of the board, Union Chimique Belge, member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, member of Trilateral Commission executive committee
James Kimsey (2006), co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of America Online (AOL)
Andrew Knight (1978, 1980-1985, 1987-1996), Director of News Corporation, 1991-present, CEO of News International, 1900-1994, CEO and Editor-in-Chief The Daily Telegraph Group, Editor of The Economist, 1974-1984
Klaus Kleinfeld (2008), CEO of Siemens AG
Rahmi Koç (1994), Turkish business tycoon
Idar Kreutzer (2007), CEO of Storebrand
Craig Mundie (2008), chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft
Egil Myklebust (1997, 2006, 2008), Chairman of the Board of SAS Group
Stavros Niarchos (1967, 1968), Greek shipping tycoon
Harald Norvik (2006), former CEO of Statoil
Jorma Ollila (1997, 2005, 2008), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation
Eivind Reiten (2000), former CEO of Norsk Hydro
Eric E. Schmidt (2007, 2008), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Google
Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994-1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
Ekkehard Schulz (2002, 2005, 2006), CEO of ThyssenKrupp
Peter Sutherland (1989-1996, 1997, 2005), former Chairman of BP
Sidney Taurel (2007), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly
Martin Taylor (1993-1996, 1997), former CEO, Barclays
Peter A. Thiel (2007, 2008), Co-Founder, PayPal
Daniel Vasella (1998, 1999, 2005, 2008), Chairman and CEO of Novartis
Jürgen Weber (2004), Chairman of Lufthansa Airline
Klaus Zumwinkel (2002-2006), former CEO of Deutsche Post AG

University, institute and other academic

Heather Munroe-Blum (1997), Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Marie-Josée Kravis (1998, 1999, 2008), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997), President, Peterson Institute
Walter Isaacson (2004), President, Aspen Institute
Bruce MacLaury (1977), former President, Brookings Institution
Victor Halberstadt (1975, 1977, 1978-1999, 2008), Professor of Economics, Leiden University, Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings, Netherlands
Klaus Schwab (1995-1997), founder of the World Economic Forum
Laurence Parisot (2007), Head of French MEDEF
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist
Michael Boskin (1991), Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
William Kristol (1995), co-founder of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), member of the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute and the Ethics and Public Policy Center
Graham Allison (1970, 1971, 1974, 2007), Harvard political scientist and leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism
Eberhard Sandschneider (2004), political scientist, Director of the Research Institute of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik, expert on China
Fouad Ajami (2006, 2008), Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Barnett Rubin (2008), Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University
Chester A. Crocker (2008), James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies
Martha Farah (2008), Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Roger Martin (2008), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Jeffrey Sachs (1990), Professor, Harvard University
John Polanyi (1991), Professor of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Gerald L. Curtis (1990), Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Aurelio Peccei (1963, 1964, 1966-1968), founder of the Club of Rome
Lester Thurow (1977), Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School, former Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management
Paul Samuelson (1966, 1970), American Economist, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Andrew W. Cordier (1966, 1970), former President of Columbia University
Theodore M. Hesburgh (1975), former President, Notre Dame University
Paul McCracken (1975), University of Michigan
Marshall Shulman (1964, 1966)
Kingman Brewster, Jr. (1966), former President, Yale University
Stanley Hoffmann (1967)
Ralf Dahrendorf (1974, 1975, 1977)

Media

Michael Barone (pundit) (2007), journalist
Frederick S. Beebe (1967), former Chairman, Washington Post
John G. Bernander (2002), former head of the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK
Lord Black of Crossharbour (1981, 1983, 1985-1996, 1997),Telegraph Chairman
Oscar Bronner (2005-2007, 2008), Editor of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard
William F. Buckley, Jr. (1975, 1996), founder of National Review and former host of Firing Line
Hubert Burda (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005-2007), Owner and CEO of Hubert Burda Media
Phillip Crawley (2006), Globe and Mail Publisher
Mathias Döpfner (2005-2007), CEO of Axel Springer AG, editing amongst others Die Welt and Bild
Hedley Donovan (1966)
Esther Dyson (2007), commentator on emerging digital technology
Osborn Elliott (1971), former Editor in Chief, Newsweek
Paul Finney (1977), former Managing Editor, Business Week
Donald E. Graham (1999, 2008), Chairman of the Board of The Washington Post Company
Katharine Graham, former Publisher and Chairman of The Washington Post Company
Henry Grunwald (1974), former Managing Editor, Time (magazine)
Josef Joffe (1993, 2006), Publisher of Die Zeit
Rupert Murdoch (1982, 1988)
Christine Ockrent (1984, 2007, 2008), former first anchor of the 8pm news on the Antenne 2 French TV channel
Anthony O'Reilly (1983), Irish media tycoon
Norman Podhoretz (1996), Editor, Commentary
George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997), ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent, host of ABC's This Week, senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and former communications director for Clinton.
Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1956, 1957, 1966)
Cyrus L. Sulzberger (1966, 1975)
Arthur Taylor (1977), former President, CBS
Ben J. Wattenberg (1982)
Mortimer Zuckerman (1994), publisher/owner of the New York Daily News, current Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report

Journalists

Alexandre Adler (2003), French conservative journalist
Paul Gigot (1996, 2008), Editor of the Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal 2003- present
Martin Wolf (1999-2001, 2003-2006), Financial Times columnist
Juan Luis Cebrián (1983, 1985, 1987-1990, 1993, 2008), Ex-director of El País Spanish daily newspaper and CEO of PRISA Group
Will Hutton (1997)
Peter Jennings (1995)
George Will (1978, 1981)
Charlie Rose (2002, 2008)
Fareed Zakaria (2002, 2005)
Andrea Mitchell (2002)
Lesley Stahl (1989, 1997)
Thomas L. Friedman (1995, 2003)
Bill D. Moyers (1967, 1968, 1971, 1973)
Jim Hoagland (1993, 1998, 1999, 2002)
Joseph Kraft (1967)
James Reston (1966)
Max Frankel (1966)
Tom Wicker (1968)
Vendeline A. H. von Bredow (2006-2008), Business Correspondent for The Economist
Adrian D. Wooldridge (2004-2008), Foreign Correspondent for The Economist

Other

Guest at the 2003 Bilderberg Meeting included Carlos M. Collazo;
Guests at the 2004 Bilderberg Meeting included Melinda Gates, and Mario Draghi;
Guests at the 2005 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan and Mark Warner and may also have included, according to the Financial Times of May 2, Natan Sharansky and Bernard Kouchner;
Guests at the 2006 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan, George Pataki, Richard Perle, Dennis Ross, and prominent Canadians Paul Desmarais, Frank McKenna, Heather Reisman and Globe and Mail publisher Phillip Crawley. Other international guests included Mahmood Sariolghalam (Iran National University), Siv Jensen, leader of Norwegian political party Fremskrittspartiet, Johann Olav Koss, and chairman of Scandinavian Airlines, Egil Myklebust;

References

EU Commissioners

Bilderberg meetings – MEP Patricia McKenna (V) to European Commission December 11, 1998
Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 19 January, 1999
Participation of Commissioner Emma Bonino in the 1998 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
Participation of Commissioner Hans van den Broek in the 1995 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
Participation of Commissioner Leon Brittan in the 1998 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
Participation of Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard in the 1995 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
Participation of Commissioner Mario Monti in Bilderberg – McKenna 4 January 1999
Joint answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 5 February 1999
Commissioner Monti's membership of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission – McKenna 3 March 1999
Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 8 April 1999
Commissioner Solbes Mira and Trilateral/Bilderberg MEP Patricia McKenna 19 May 2000
Commissioners' links to the Bilderberg Group – MEP Patricia McKenna (Verts/ALE) to the Commission 4 April 2003
Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission 15 May 2003
Incompatibility between the holding of a Community decision-making office and membership of the Bilderberg Club and the Trilateral Commission MEP Mario Borghezio(NI) to the Commission 3 June 2003
Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission 6 August 2003
Other discussions of interest:
Commission policy on public opinion Sören Wibe (PSE) to the Commission 1 September 1998
Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 20 October 1998
November 2002 Calendar of Javier Solana "Address to the Steering Committee Bilderberg followed by working lunch"

Register of members interests at the British House of Commons

REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS ROLL OF IPSDEN, Lord: Member, Bilderberg Steering Committee
Register of Journalists' Interests CLARKE, Rt. Hon. Kenneth: |3-6 June 1999, to Portugal, to attend Bilderberg meetings
Register of Members' Interests CLARKE, Rt. Hon. Kenneth: 14-17 May 1998, I attended the Bilderberg Conference at Turnberry in Scotland
Register of Journalists' Interests MANDELSON, Rt. Hon. Peter: June 1999, to Portugal, to attend Bilderberg Conference

Discussion on the topic of Bilderberg at the House of Commons

Sir David Hannay: Attendance at Bilderberg Conference – Lord Stoddart of Swindon asked Her Majesty's Government 19 March 1996
Complaint against Mr Kenneth Clarke – Memorandum submitted by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards 22 July 1997
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by the Prime Minister 30 March 1998
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Winterton and an answer by Mr Rooker 7 April 1998
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Winterton and an answer by Mrs Roche 8 April 1998
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by the Prime Minister 15 June 1998
Bilderberg Meeting, Turnberry – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 10 July 1998
Parliamentary Question – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 13 July 1998
Bilderberg Meeting, Turnbern – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by Mr Robertson 20 July 1998
Bilderberg Meeting, Turnberry – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 23 July 1998
Analysis of complaints investigated – Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Committee on Standards and Privileges 10 November 1998
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by the Prime Minister 7 May 1999
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister, 20 May 1999
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Mr. John Spellar speech – Commons Hansard Debates, Column 870 10 June 1999
Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 26 July 1999
Bilderberg Meetings – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by Ms Quinn 27 July 1999
Bilderberg Meetings – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 8 November 1999
Bilderberg Conference – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by Mr Hoon 11 November 1999
Bilderberg Conference – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 4 July 2000
Committee on Standards and Privileges, Minutes of Evidence – Mr Levitt, Question 86 to Mr Clarke 27 February 2001
Turnberry Bilderberg Meeting – A question by Mr Rosindell and an answer by Mr Blunkett 7 November 2002