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| − | Volker's intelligence ties shows throughout his career, in his positions, his connections and in his interest areas. he After a short tenure as a CIA analyst, in 1988, Volker officially joined the United States [[Department of State]] as a Foreign Service Officer in the United States Foreign Service (presumably still working for the CIA under diplomatic cover). While in the Foreign Service, he | + | Volker's intelligence ties shows throughout his career, in his positions, his connections and in his interest areas. he After a short tenure as a CIA analyst, in 1988, Volker officially joined the United States [[Department of State]] as a Foreign Service Officer in the United States Foreign Service (presumably still working for the CIA under diplomatic cover). While in the Foreign Service, he was in various assignments overseas including London and Brussels, and the US Embassy in Budapest (1994–1997). Volker was special assistant to the United States special envoy for Bosnia negotiations, [[Richard Holbrooke]]. |
Volker served as a legislative fellow on the staff of Senator and deep state capo [[John McCain]] from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, he became first secretary of the US mission to NATO, and in 1999 he was sent to Deputy Director of [[NATO Secretary-General]] [[George Robertson]]'s private office, serving in that position until 2001. | Volker served as a legislative fellow on the staff of Senator and deep state capo [[John McCain]] from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, he became first secretary of the US mission to NATO, and in 1999 he was sent to Deputy Director of [[NATO Secretary-General]] [[George Robertson]]'s private office, serving in that position until 2001. | ||
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| Born | 1962 Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Temple University, George Washington University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | • Karen Volker • Ia Meurmishvili | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | McCain Institute | ||||||||||||||||||
US deep state operative, US Permanent Representative to NATO
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Kurt Douglas Volker is an American diplomat who was the United States Permanent Representative to NATO and executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, which trains future world leaders to be US assets.[citation needed] He worked in a volunteer capacity as the United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations under the Trump-administration from 2017 until his resignation on September 27, 2019. He is mentioned several times as an important US person to meet in Integrity Initiative leaks, where II leader Chris Donnelly was scheduled to meet him on 20 September (2016?).[1] He speaks English, Hungarian, Swedish, and French.[citation needed]
Activities
Volker's intelligence ties shows throughout his career, in his positions, his connections and in his interest areas. he After a short tenure as a CIA analyst, in 1988, Volker officially joined the United States Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in the United States Foreign Service (presumably still working for the CIA under diplomatic cover). While in the Foreign Service, he was in various assignments overseas including London and Brussels, and the US Embassy in Budapest (1994–1997). Volker was special assistant to the United States special envoy for Bosnia negotiations, Richard Holbrooke.
Volker served as a legislative fellow on the staff of Senator and deep state capo John McCain from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, he became first secretary of the US mission to NATO, and in 1999 he was sent to Deputy Director of NATO Secretary-General George Robertson's private office, serving in that position until 2001.
He then became acting director for European and Eurasian Affairs for the National Security Council. In that capacity he was in charge of US preparations for 2004 Istanbul summit of NATO members and the 2002 Prague summit. In July 2005, Volker became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, serving in that position until he was appointed United States Permanent Representative to NATO in July 2008 by President George W. Bush. Volker served in that position from July 2, 2008 to May 15, 2009.
Volker went into the private sector in 2009, using the swing door where public servants get rewarded for services rendered after they (officially) retire, becoming an independent director at The Wall Street Fund Inc where he worked until 2012. He was a member of the board of directors at Capital Guardian Funds Trust beginning in 2013. Volker was also an independent director at Evercore Wealth Management Macro Opportunity Fund until 2012.
Volker served as a senior advisor at McLarty Associates, a global consulting firm from 2010–2011. In 2011, he joined BGR Group, a Washington-based lobbying firm and investment bank, where he currently serves as a managing director in the firm's international group. He then became executive director of Arizona State University's McCain Institute for International Leadership when it was launched in 2012. He resigned in 2019.
On July 7, 2017, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appointed Ambassador Kurt Volker as the US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.[22][23] Volker accompanied Tillerson on his trip to Ukraine two days later. On September 27, 2019, Volker resigned from this official, yet volunteer, position.
He has been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies since September 2009, and a Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council since October 2009. Volker is currently listed as a trustee at the CG Funds Trust, and a member of the board of trustees at The Institute for American Universities College in Aix-en-Provence. He is also a member of the board of directors at The Hungary Initiatives Foundation. In addition, Volker is a member of the Atlantic Partnership with such deep state power brokers as Senator Sam Nunn, Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and Charles Powell (UK) among others.
Marriages
In June 2019, Volker married Georgian journalist for Voice of America Ia Meurmishvili. He was previously married to Karen Volker, with whom he had two sons.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| A World in Flux: The Future of Democracy Europe and the Middle East | 12 September 2017 | 13 September 2017 | Georgia Tbilisi | Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia with a host of spooky participants |
| Bratislava Global Security Forum/2022 | "Building Resilience in a Divided World" | |||
| Brussels Forum/2006 | 2006 | 2006 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2009 | 20 March 2009 | 22 March 2009 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2013 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. | ||
| Brussels Forum/2014 | 21 March 2014 | 24 March 2014 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition |
| Brussels Forum/2017 | 23 March 2017 | 25 March 2017 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The overarching theme was "‘End of Complacency – Era of Action?" |
| Brussels Forum/2018 | 8 March 2018 | 10 March 2018 | Belgium Brussels | Annual 3 day spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and German Marshall Fund. Discussed the "Fight for Economic Equality". |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2009 | 20 November 2009 | 22 November 2009 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2009 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2010 | 20 November 2010 | 22 November 2010 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2010 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2011 | 18 November 2011 | 20 November 2011 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2010 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2012 | 21 November 2012 | 23 November 2012 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada discussing the "New Normal" and Western nations' "special burden". |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2013 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada | ||
| Halifax International Security Forum/2014 | 21 November 2014 | 23 November 2014 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2014 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2015 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada | ||
| Halifax International Security Forum/2016 | 18 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2017 | 17 November 2017 | 19 November 2017 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2018 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada | ||
| Halifax International Security Forum/2020 | 20 November 2020 | 22 November 2020 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Annual spooky conference in November, this year held online instead of in Canada due to Covid lockdowns. |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2021 | 19 November 2021 | 21 November 2021 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2021 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2022 | 18 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in November 2022 |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2023 | 17 November 2023 | 19 November 2023 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2023 |
| Munich Security Conference/2009 | 2009 | 2009 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 45th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2010 | 5 February 2010 | 7 February 2010 | Germany Munich Bavaria | An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability." |
| Munich Security Conference/2011 | 4 February 2011 | 6 February 2011 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 47th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2014 | 31 January 2014 | 2 February 2014 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 50th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2017 | 17 February 2017 | 19 February 2017 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 53rd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2018 | 12 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 54th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2019 | 15 February 2019 | 17 February 2019 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events." |
| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
| Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
| Munich Security Conference/2024 | 16 February 2024 | 18 February 2024 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects |
