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Ian Butterfield was a member of the foreign policy team of the [[Heritage Foundation]], where he wrote and published extensively on African affairs. | Ian Butterfield was a member of the foreign policy team of the [[Heritage Foundation]], where he wrote and published extensively on African affairs. | ||
Later, he worked for 12 years in the United States Senate, counseling committee members on matters relating to nuclear, chemical and biological proliferation. | Later, he worked for 12 years in the United States Senate, counseling committee members on matters relating to nuclear, chemical and biological proliferation. | ||
| − | In 1986, fellow [[ | + | In 1986, fellow [[Cercle]] member, [[William V. Roth]] appointed him [[Secretary to the U.S. Senate delegation to the NATO Parliament]]. |
Later he worked for the [[Westinghouse Electric Corporation]] as the International and Government Affairs Director. He played the central role in opening up the [[Chinese]] market for U.S. exports of civilian [[nuclear power]] equipment, technology and fuel. Mr. Butterfield did this while simultaneously advancing the corporation’s conventional and nuclear power interests in [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]] and [[West Africa]].<ref>http://isgp.nl/Le_Cercle_membership_list</ref> | Later he worked for the [[Westinghouse Electric Corporation]] as the International and Government Affairs Director. He played the central role in opening up the [[Chinese]] market for U.S. exports of civilian [[nuclear power]] equipment, technology and fuel. Mr. Butterfield did this while simultaneously advancing the corporation’s conventional and nuclear power interests in [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]] and [[West Africa]].<ref>http://isgp.nl/Le_Cercle_membership_list</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 8 August 2015
 Ian Butterfield  (spook) | |
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| Member of | Le Cercle |
| Interests | Nuclear power |
Background
Ian Butterfield graduated from Cambridge University in 1974 and was awarded the Power International Exchange Scholarship to the University of Michigan, where he received a Ph.D. in 1980.[1]
Deep political connections
Butterfield attended meetings of Le Cercle in 1983 in Bonn and in 1984 in South Africa.
Career
Ian Butterfield was a member of the foreign policy team of the Heritage Foundation, where he wrote and published extensively on African affairs. Later, he worked for 12 years in the United States Senate, counseling committee members on matters relating to nuclear, chemical and biological proliferation. In 1986, fellow Cercle member, William V. Roth appointed him Secretary to the U.S. Senate delegation to the NATO Parliament.
Later he worked for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as the International and Government Affairs Director. He played the central role in opening up the Chinese market for U.S. exports of civilian nuclear power equipment, technology and fuel. Mr. Butterfield did this while simultaneously advancing the corporation’s conventional and nuclear power interests in Russia, Ukraine and West Africa.[2]
In 2015, he was Senior Advisor for mCapitol management.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Le Cercle/1983 (Bonn) | 30 June 1983 | 3 July 1983 | Germany Bonn | |
| Le Cercle/1984 (Capetown) | 12 January 1984 | 15 January 1984 | South Africa Stellenbosch Capetown | 4 day meeting of Le Cercle in Capetown exposed after Joel Van der Reijden discovered the attendee list for this conference and published it online in 2011 |
