French-American Foundation
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The French-American Foundation is an organization established to promote bilateral relations between France and the United States on topics of importance to the two countries, with a focus on identifying and creating contact between upcoming leaders from each country. It employs a variety of initiatives that include multi-year policy programs, conferences on issues of French-American interest, and leadership and professional exchanges of decision-makers from France and the United States.[1]
Despite stressing the equal nature of the partnership, the program naturally influences the policy positions of the French leaders much more than their US counterparts. For the American future leaders, the forum is more of an exercise observing their leadership potential, and a steppingstone.[citation needed]
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History
The idea was born in 1973 between ambassador] James G. Lowenstein, James Chace, editor-in-chief of Foreign Affairs, both members of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Nicholas Wahl, a specialist of post-war France at Princeton University.[2].
Also, since old CIA methods to buy foreign leaders were found to be unnecessary compromising, after several embarrassing revelations, this foundation was part of a new tactic, where the influence and vetting happened more openly (see National Endowment for Democracy). Similar grooming programs are in place in among many other countries Australia (see Australian-American Leadership Dialogue) and the UK (see British-American Project).
Since 1976, with more than 3,500 participants in more than 500 programs with leaders in many sectors, including politics; education; immigration; security and the armed forces; business and the economy; energy and the environment; urban development and renewal; health care; and the role of culture, the French-American Foundation has created a rich network of people and ideas for action.[3]
Chairmen
Since 1989, the Chairman is Allan Chapin is a Partner of Compass Partners Advisers, LLP, a strategic financial advisory firm based in New York. Chapin began his career as a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, CIA director Allen Dulles old law firm, where he became a Partner in 1976. He was a resident of their Paris office for several years and served as head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s European operations.[4]
James G. Lowenstein, co-founder of the French-American Foundation, is still honorary chairman. He began government career at the Marshall Plan in Paris 1952-3. Naval officer Sixth Fleet and Naval War College staff 1952-55. Commissioned Foreign Service Officer 1956 and served successively at the State Department, American Embassies in Colombo and Belgrade, Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs and Ambassador to Luxembourg.
Young Leaders Program
The Young Leaders Program is the flagship program of the French-American Foundation. The program was created in 1981, under the sponsorship of Princeton French-American economist Ezra Suleiman, who remained its president until 2000. It was initially intended as to groom a new generation of young future leaders and give them exposure to their transatlantic counterparts. 38 years later, it still plays a key role in the creation of bonds to the US, with more than 500 leaders in government, business, media, military, culture and the NGO (ie. para-governmental) sector having taken part.
Every year, juries in France and the United States select a small group (around twenty) of French and Americans between 30 and 40, that are destined to hold a leadership position in their field. The selected Young Leaders then participate in two five-day seminars, alternatively in the U.S. and France, with the opportunity to discuss issues of common concern and, more importantly, get to know each other and create durable bonds.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was a Young Leader in both 1983 and 1984, when she was the wife of the Arkansas governor and chair of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, so she was already then selected by the powers that be ('destined') as leadership cadre.
Bill Clinton was chosen to participate in 1984.[5]
Wikispooks has the most complete public list of Young Leaders, gathered from the Foundation's own website,[6] covering most of the years 1981-2019 (the years 1985-88,1990-93 and 1997 are missing). Most of them are today's leaders in the public and private sector, and create a truly powerful influence network. There are many confirmed and suspected deep state operatives/spooks on the list, including in the administration of the scheme from the American side.
Noticeable French political leaders:
Bilderberg Steering Committee members:
Henri Castries, (FRA) several times [7]
Robert Zoellick,(US) several times[8]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Lagayette | President of the French-American Foundation - France | 2003 | 2010 | Attended Bilderberg/1982 and Bilderberg/1992 |
Known members
5 of the 21 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Alain Chevalier | Chairman of Moet Hennessy who merged it into luxury goods giant Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). |
| Olivier Chevrillon | French media CEO and civil servant |
| François Bujon de L'Estang | Diplomatic and defense adviser to Prime Minister Jacques Chirac.Trilateral Commission. French-American Foundation. |
| Felix Rohatyn | Nicknamed 'Felix the Fixer', a Lazard bankster who conspired with the CIA to start the 1973 coup in Chile and later led the French-American Foundation, a recruitment network to control future French leaders. |
| G. Richard Thoman | Triple Bilderberger US business executive. |
Sponsor
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Open Society Foundations | A NGO operating in more countries than McDonald's. It has the tendency to support politicians (at times through astroturfing) and activists that get branded as "extreme left" as its founder is billionaire and bane of the pound George Soros. This polarizing perspective causes the abnormal influence of the OSF to go somewhat unanswered. |
References
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/about/mission/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/about/mission/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/about/mission/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/about/governance/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/young-leaders/earlier-classes/1984/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/young-leaders/earlier-classes/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/young-leaders/earlier-classes/1994/
- ↑ https://frenchamerican.org/young-leaders/earlier-classes/1994/
