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| − | '''George Walbridge Perkins Jr''' (May 2, 1895 – January 11, 1960) was an [[United States|American]] [[diplomat]] who | + | '''George Walbridge Perkins Jr''' (May 2, 1895 – January 11, 1960) was an [[United States|American]] [[diplomat]] who was [[Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs]] from 1949 to 1953 and as [[United States Permanent Representative to NATO]] from 1955 to 1957.<ref name=obit>https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980DE2DB1138E333A25751C1A9679C946191D6CF</ref> He attended the [[first Bilderberg]] meeting. |
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Revision as of 20:15, 20 February 2023
 George Perkins Jr    (diplomat) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 2, 1895 | |||||||||||
| Died | January 11, 1960 (Age 64) Manhattan, New York City, New York | |||||||||||
Cause of death | Heart attack | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Princeton | |||||||||||
| Parents | George Perkins Sr | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Linn Merck | |||||||||||
| Party | Republican | |||||||||||
US diplomat who went to the first Bilderberg. US Permanent Representative to NATO in the 1950s
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George Walbridge Perkins Jr (May 2, 1895 – January 11, 1960) was an American diplomat who was Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1949 to 1953 and as United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1955 to 1957.[1] He attended the first Bilderberg meeting.
Activities
He married Linn Merck, daughter of George W. Merck.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1954 | 29 May 1954 | 31 May 1954 | Netherlands Hotel Bilderberg Oosterbeek | The first Bilderberg meeting, attended by 68 men from Europe and the US, including 20 businessmen, 25 politicians, 5 financiers & 4 academics. |
| Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
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