Eric Wyndham White

Eric Wyndham White   (economist)
Born	26 January 1913
Died	27 January 1980 (Age 67) France
Nationality	British
Founder and first executive secretary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. This became the GATT/DG after the 1964 Bilderberg, which Eric Wyndham White attended.  Director-General of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade In office 23 March 1965 - 6 May 1968 Succeeded by Olivier Long First holder of this post. Attended the 1964] and 1966 Bilderbergs

Eric Wyndham White was founder and first executive secretary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade between 1948 and 1965. He was the first director-general of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade from 1965 to 1968.

Death

White died on 27 January 1980 in France after suffering a heart attack while swimming.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
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/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.

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