Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman       ( Author,  journalist)
Born	Thomas Loren Friedman 1953-07-20  St. Louis Park,  Minnesota,  U.S.
Nationality	US
Alma mater	•  University of Minnesota •  Brandeis University •  St Antony's College (Oxford) •  American University in Cairo
Children	Orly and Natalie
Spouse	Ann Bucksbaum
Member of	Australian Davos Connection, Council on Foreign Relations/Members E-F, Highlands Forum, Marshall Scholarship Program/1975, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors, Trilateral Commission, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1995
CFR, TLC, two Bilderbergs

Thomas L. Friedman was a panelist about Turkey And The Atlantic Alliance at the 1995 Bilderberg.

Lucrative speaking fees

Businessmen adore Friedman's writings on how technology and globalization transform the global economy. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has said that he is in awe of Friedman's intellect. Venture capitalist John Doerr described Friedman as "the most cited thinker in business conversations." According to Fortune magazine, the speaking fees Thomas Friedman collects have helped boost his annual income "into CEO range."

One of Friedman’s longtime friends told New Yorker, "What I appreciate in Tom, and what I think is maybe his greatest skill, is he's tremendous at what advertising people call positioning, or branding. He's created a brand for himself."

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1995	8 June 1995	11 June 1995	Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni	The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland.
Bilderberg/2003	15 May 2003	18 May 2003	France Versailles	The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France
Bilderberg/2025	12 June 2025	15 June 2025	Sweden Stockholm	The 71st Bilderberg Meeting, the location and dates of which were announced online in 2024
Herzliya Conference/2009	2 February 2009	4 February 2009	Israel Tel Aviv Reichman University	Spooky 3 day get together in Tel Aviv
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	Switzerland WEF	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2005	January 2005	January 2005	Switzerland WEF	Only 112 of the guests to this year's meeting are known of whom only 75 have pages.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2006	25 January 2006	29 January 2006	Switzerland WEF	Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011	26 January 2011	30 January 2011	Switzerland WEF	2228 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2012	25 January 2012	29 January 2012	Switzerland WEF	2113 guests in Davos (2113 known)
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	23 January 2013	27 January 2013	Switzerland WEF	2588 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	22 January 2014	25 January 2014	Switzerland WEF	2603 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016	20 January 2016	23 January 2016	Switzerland WEF	Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	Switzerland WEF	2952 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019	22 January 2019	25 January 2019	Switzerland WEF	"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020	21 January 2020	24 January 2020	Switzerland WEF	This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2022	22 May 2022	26 May 2022	Switzerland WEF	1912 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/2024	15 January 2024	19 January 2024	Switzerland WEF	The theme for the invited "stakeholders" was "rebuilding trust in the international system". Who exactly were are to trust remains a secret, as 95% of the participants were not disclosed.
Yalta European Strategy/Meeting/2023	8 September 2023	9 September 2023	Ukraine Kiev	Yearly junket conference in Ukraine funded by sugar daddy Victor Pinchuk.
Yalta European Strategy/Meeting/2025	13 September 2025	15 September 2025	Ukraine Kiev	Yearly junket conference in Ukraine funded by sugar daddy Victor Pinchuk.

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