Robert O'Neill
 Robert O'Neill     (historian, academic, spook) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 November 1936 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Died | 19 April 2023 (Age 86) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Royal Military College Duntroon, University of Melbourne, University of Oxford | |||||||||||||
| Founder of | Australian Strategic Policy Institute | |||||||||||||
| Member of | Königswinter/Speakers, University of Sydney/United States Studies Centre | |||||||||||||
Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies for 5 years
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Not to be confused with Robert J. O'Neill, the man who allegedly killed Osama bin Laden.
Robert John O'Neill, AO, FASSA is an Australian historian and academic.
Career
O'Neill deployed to South Vietnam in 1966 as an intelligence officer of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), where he did counterinsurgency.[1]
Deep political connections
O'Neill was the founding chairman of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (2000–05). He was chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney (2008–11). He was chairman of trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London, 1998–2001 (Trustee 1990–98). He was chairman of the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1996–2001 (council member 1977–82, 1992–96).[2]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1984 | 11 May 1984 | 13 May 1984 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden |
| Bilderberg/1985 | 10 May 1985 | 12 May 1985 | New York US Arrowwood of Westchester Rye Brook | The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada |
