Thomas Friedman
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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 | Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Highlands Forum, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors, Trilateral Commission, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1995 |
Thomas L. Friedman was a panelist about Turkey And The Atlantic Alliance at the 1995 Bilderberg.
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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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 |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 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/2006 | 25 January 2006 | 29 January 2006 | Switzerland | Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2012 | 25 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2113 guests in Davos |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by a lot of people, both leaders and followers |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2951 known participants |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 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 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 1908 guests in Davos |