Alan Booth

Alan Booth
Alan Booth; ( religious leader);
Born	1911; Dublin
Died	1990 (Age 79)
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	• Trinity College (Dublin); • Edgehill College (Belfast)
Religion	Methodist
Founder of	International Institute for Strategic Studies
	Director
In office
	1970 - 1975
Employer	Christian Aid
	Secretary
In office
	1956 - 1970
Employer	Commission of the Churches on International Affairs

Reverend Alan Richard Booth was a noted author and ecumenical leader. He was one of the founders of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 1958, and attended the 1968 Bilderberg conference.

Background

He was born on 10 May 1911 in Dublin, read law at Trinity College, Dublin and had his theological training at Edgehill College, Belfast.^[1]

Influenced early on by the Student Christian Movement, he became one of their staff members, which gave him important contacts. As London Secretary of the World Council of Churches Commission on International Affairs, from 1956 to 1970^[2] he was in charge of their UK office and assisted in setting up the Institute for Strategic Studies in 1958. From 1970 to 1975 he was Director of Christian Aid. He died on 27 February 1990.^[1]

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1968	26 April 1968	28 April 1968	Canada Mont Tremblant	The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada

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