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|birth_date=2 February 1918 | |birth_date=2 February 1918 | ||
|birth_place=Amsterdam, Netherlands | |birth_place=Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
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+ | |wikidata=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972012 | ||
|death_date= 29 September 2004 | |death_date= 29 September 2004 | ||
|parents=Theodor Max van der Beugel, Sophia van Praag | |parents=Theodor Max van der Beugel, Sophia van Praag | ||
|alchetron=http://alchetron.com/Ernst-van-der-Beugel-760804-W | |alchetron=http://alchetron.com/Ernst-van-der-Beugel-760804-W | ||
|alma_mater=University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam | |alma_mater=University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam | ||
+ | |description=Dutch [[deep politician]], 34 Bilderbergs, on both the [[Bilderberg/Advisory committee|Advisory]] & Steering committees | ||
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− | '''Ernst van der Beugel''' was a Dutch academic and | + | '''Ernst van der Beugel''' was a Dutch academic and a member of both the [[Bilderberg/Advisory Committee]] and [[Bilderberg/Steering committee]]. He visited 34 [[Bilderberg meeting]]s. |
− | ==Background== | + | |
− | Van der Beugel graduated in economics from the [[University of Amsterdam]] in 1941. | + | ==Background and Career in government== |
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+ | Van der Beugel graduated in economics from the [[University of Amsterdam]] in 1941.From 1945 to 1952 he was directly involved in the planning and implementation of post-war economic recovery, particularly in coordination with the [[Marshall Plan]]. He then switched from the Ministry of Economics to Foreign Affairs, at first continuing his role in coordinating the US-sponsored economic and military assistance programme, before becoming the State Secretary for European Affairs during 1957-58. <ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail</ref>. | ||
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+ | Van der Beugel belonged to a realist stream of [[Atlanticism]] that wanted US leadership, based in [[NATO]] and extending into other policy fields, to provide the focal point for Western unity. The US security guarantee was the corner-stone for continuing West European stability and integrity. European integration was a necessity but should not trigger false – and dangerous – illusions of grandeur. US policy support for European unity therefore placed van der Beugel and other Dutch Atlanticists in the position of "more American than the Americans"<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail</ref> | ||
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+ | ==After official career== | ||
+ | On 1 July 1959 his official connection with the Dutch government ended, and the mapping of his influence becomes sketchier. Van der Beugel had at least forty-eight board memberships and advisory posts, spanning the 1950s to the 1980s and covering everything from business, academia, and health to cultural exchange, economic planning, and security think tanks. | ||
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+ | From 1966 to 1983 he was very influential as Professor of Western Cooperation after World War II at the [[University of Leiden]], a host of future members of the Dutch diplomatic corps passing through his classes, including Secretary General of [[NATO]], [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]], remarking that professor van der Beugel was a major influence on his political thinking as a student. | ||
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+ | ==Kissinger== | ||
+ | [[Henry Kissinger]] and van der Beugel first met in 1957, when Kissinger was Associate Professor at [[Harvard]] and recently appointed Associate Director of the think tank [[Center for International Affairs]]. He was touring Europe following the publication of his book Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy. At the time, van der Beugel was the Secretary of State for European Cooperation in the Dutch Foreign Ministry, and Kissinger was introduced to him thanks to a suggestion of the then US Ambassador to the Netherlands, [[H. Freeman Matthews]]. Kissinger was always active in meeting and tracking rising talents on the European scene, and as Director of the [[Harvard International Seminar]] he would invite many of them to the US. | ||
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+ | Despite the increasing intensity of their professional lives, their contact developed considerably over the ensuing years. Yet in the recent major biographies of Kissinger, fuelled by the opening of archival material from his time at the helm of US foreign policy, no mention is made of this friendship.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Bilderberg== | ||
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+ | In 1959 van der Beugel, who already knew [[Prince Bernhard]] through his government work, came into more regular contact with him through their common association with the Dutch airline KLM. The Prince invited to become the group’s chairman, succeeding [[Joseph Retinger]], and he attended his first Bilderberg meeting in Turkey later that same year to assume this new role. | ||
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+ | Van der Beugel stated openly that it not only provided a second-to-none source for his research on transatlantic relations, but it also opened doors for the expansion of his own activities into the boardrooms of [[Xerox]], [[Petrofina]], and [[General Electric]]. | ||
==Deep Politics== | ==Deep Politics== | ||
− | In 1966 Ernst van der Beugel was and received a Ph.D. from [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]] in 1966 on the dissertation ''From Marshall plan to Atlantic Partnership'' (with a foreword by [[Henry Kissinger]]). He spoke at the [[European Atlantic Group]] as Secretary-General of the [[Bilderberg]] group on "Atlantic Partnership"<ref>http://www.eag.org.uk/content/past-events-1960s</ref> and became a member of the elite [[Bilderberg Advisory Committee]]. | + | In 1966 Ernst van der Beugel was and received a Ph.D. from [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]] in 1966 on the dissertation ''From Marshall plan to Atlantic Partnership'' (with a foreword by [[Henry Kissinger]]). He spoke at the [[European Atlantic Group]] as Secretary-General of the [[Bilderberg]] group on "Atlantic Partnership"<ref>http://www.eag.org.uk/content/past-events-1960s</ref> and became a member of the elite [[Bilderberg Advisory Committee]]. In all, he visited 34 Bilderberg meetings. |
Ernst van der Beugel and [[Max Kohnstamm]] prepared a paper on ''Western Europe and America in the Seventies'' for the [[1970 Bilderberg]]. Van der Beugel wrote on ''The State of the Atlantic Alliance'' for the [[1974 Bilderberg]]<ref>https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html</ref><ref>https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html</ref> | Ernst van der Beugel and [[Max Kohnstamm]] prepared a paper on ''Western Europe and America in the Seventies'' for the [[1970 Bilderberg]]. Van der Beugel wrote on ''The State of the Atlantic Alliance'' for the [[1974 Bilderberg]]<ref>https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html</ref><ref>https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html</ref> | ||
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Born | 2 February 1918 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 29 September 2004 (Age 86) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Parents | • Theodor Max van der Beugel • Sophia van Praag |
Member of | Bilderberg/Advisory Committee, Bilderberg/Steering committee, Dutch Round Table |
Dutch deep politician, 34 Bilderbergs, on both the Advisory & Steering committees |
Ernst van der Beugel was a Dutch academic and a member of both the Bilderberg/Advisory Committee and Bilderberg/Steering committee. He visited 34 Bilderberg meetings.
Contents
Background and Career in government
Van der Beugel graduated in economics from the University of Amsterdam in 1941.From 1945 to 1952 he was directly involved in the planning and implementation of post-war economic recovery, particularly in coordination with the Marshall Plan. He then switched from the Ministry of Economics to Foreign Affairs, at first continuing his role in coordinating the US-sponsored economic and military assistance programme, before becoming the State Secretary for European Affairs during 1957-58. [1].
Van der Beugel belonged to a realist stream of Atlanticism that wanted US leadership, based in NATO and extending into other policy fields, to provide the focal point for Western unity. The US security guarantee was the corner-stone for continuing West European stability and integrity. European integration was a necessity but should not trigger false – and dangerous – illusions of grandeur. US policy support for European unity therefore placed van der Beugel and other Dutch Atlanticists in the position of "more American than the Americans"[2]
After official career
On 1 July 1959 his official connection with the Dutch government ended, and the mapping of his influence becomes sketchier. Van der Beugel had at least forty-eight board memberships and advisory posts, spanning the 1950s to the 1980s and covering everything from business, academia, and health to cultural exchange, economic planning, and security think tanks.
From 1966 to 1983 he was very influential as Professor of Western Cooperation after World War II at the University of Leiden, a host of future members of the Dutch diplomatic corps passing through his classes, including Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, remarking that professor van der Beugel was a major influence on his political thinking as a student.
Kissinger
Henry Kissinger and van der Beugel first met in 1957, when Kissinger was Associate Professor at Harvard and recently appointed Associate Director of the think tank Center for International Affairs. He was touring Europe following the publication of his book Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy. At the time, van der Beugel was the Secretary of State for European Cooperation in the Dutch Foreign Ministry, and Kissinger was introduced to him thanks to a suggestion of the then US Ambassador to the Netherlands, H. Freeman Matthews. Kissinger was always active in meeting and tracking rising talents on the European scene, and as Director of the Harvard International Seminar he would invite many of them to the US.
Despite the increasing intensity of their professional lives, their contact developed considerably over the ensuing years. Yet in the recent major biographies of Kissinger, fuelled by the opening of archival material from his time at the helm of US foreign policy, no mention is made of this friendship.[3]
Bilderberg
In 1959 van der Beugel, who already knew Prince Bernhard through his government work, came into more regular contact with him through their common association with the Dutch airline KLM. The Prince invited to become the group’s chairman, succeeding Joseph Retinger, and he attended his first Bilderberg meeting in Turkey later that same year to assume this new role.
Van der Beugel stated openly that it not only provided a second-to-none source for his research on transatlantic relations, but it also opened doors for the expansion of his own activities into the boardrooms of Xerox, Petrofina, and General Electric.
Deep Politics
In 1966 Ernst van der Beugel was and received a Ph.D. from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1966 on the dissertation From Marshall plan to Atlantic Partnership (with a foreword by Henry Kissinger). He spoke at the European Atlantic Group as Secretary-General of the Bilderberg group on "Atlantic Partnership"[4] and became a member of the elite Bilderberg Advisory Committee. In all, he visited 34 Bilderberg meetings.
Ernst van der Beugel and Max Kohnstamm prepared a paper on Western Europe and America in the Seventies for the 1970 Bilderberg. Van der Beugel wrote on The State of the Atlantic Alliance for the 1974 Bilderberg[5][6]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1959 | 18 September 1959 | 20 September 1959 | Turkey Yesilkoy | The 8th Bilderberg and the first in Turkey. 60 guests. |
Bilderberg/1960 | 28 May 1960 | 29 May 1960 | Switzerland Bürgenstock | The 9th such meeting and the first one in Switzerland. 61 participants + 4 "in attendance". The meeting report contains a press statement, 4 sentences long. |
Bilderberg/1961 | 21 April 1961 | 23 April 1961 | Canada Quebec St-Castin | The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe. |
Bilderberg/1962 | 18 May 1962 | 20 May 1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
Bilderberg/1963 | 29 March 1963 | 31 March 1963 | France Cannes Hotel Martinez | The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France. |
Bilderberg/1964 | 20 March 1964 | 22 March 1964 | US Virginia Williamsburg | A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group. |
Bilderberg/1965 | 2 April 1965 | 4 April 1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
Bilderberg/1966 | 25 March 1966 | 27 March 1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
Bilderberg/1967 | 31 March 1967 | 2 April 1967 | United Kingdom St John's College (Cambridge) UK | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
Bilderberg/1968 | 26 April 1968 | 28 April 1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
Bilderberg/1969 | 9 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
Bilderberg/1974 | 19 April 1974 | 21 April 1974 | France Hotel Mont d' Arbois Megève | The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France |
Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
Bilderberg/1977 | 22 April 1977 | 24 April 1977 | United Kingdom Imperial Hotel Torquay | The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England. |
Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
Bilderberg/1979 | 27 April 1979 | 29 April 1979 | Austria Baden Clubhotel Schloss Weikersdorf | 27th Bilderberg, 95 guests, Austria |
Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
Bilderberg/1981 | 15 May 1981 | 17 May 1981 | Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock | The 29th Bilderberg |
Bilderberg/1982 | 14 May 1982 | 16 May 1982 | Norway Sandefjord | The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway. |
Bilderberg/1983 | 13 May 1983 | 15 May 1983 | Canada Quebec Château Montebello | The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada |
Bilderberg/1984 | 11 May 1984 | 13 May 1984 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden |
Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
Bilderberg/1989 | 12 May 1989 | 14 May 1989 | Spain Galicia La Toja Island | 37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests |
Bilderberg/1990 | 10 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 | New York US Glen Cove | 38th Bilderberg meeting, 119 guests |
Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
Bilderberg/1992 | 21 May 1992 | 24 May 1992 | France Royal Club Evian Evian-les-Bains | The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants. |
Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
References
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giles_Scott-Smith/publication/254813218_Ghosts_in_the_Machine_Ernst_van_der_Beugel_the_Transatlantic_Elite_and_the_%27New_Diplomatic_History%27/links/53d252fb0cf220632f3c8ebe/Ghosts-in-the-Machine-Ernst-van-der-Beugel-the-Transatlantic-Elite-and-the-New-Diplomatic-History.pdf?origin=publication_detail
- ↑ http://www.eag.org.uk/content/past-events-1960s
- ↑ https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html
- ↑ https://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml99_Series7_Boxes_d3e32370.html