George Ball

George Ball  link IMDB Littlesis ModernHistoryProject (Banker, diplomat, lawyer, deep politician)
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Born	George Wildman Ball December 21, 1909 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1994 New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	US
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Party	Democratic
US deep politician who attended all 40 Bilderberg meetings up to his death, he helped make key decisions about post-WW2 Europe.

Not to be confused with Canadian academic/soldier, George Bell

George Wildman Ball was a US deep politician. One of his main milieux was the Bilderberg, which he attended 40 times. He helped make some key decisions about post-WW2 Europe.

World War II

Full article: World War II

In 1942 he became an official of the Lend Lease program. During 1944 – 45 he was director of the Strategic Bombing Survey in London.

In 1945 Ball began close collaboration with Jean Monnet and the French government in its economic recovery in its negotiations regarding the Marshall Plan. In 1950 he helped draft the Schuman Plan and the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty. He played a major role in the in Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign in 1952. He was the liaison between Stevenson and President Truman, and help publicize Stevenson's viewpoint in major magazine articles. He was the executive director of the Volunteers for Stevenson, focused on winning over independent and Republican voters. It was also a speechwriter in the Stevenson campaign. Ball likewise played a major role in Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign, and his unsuccessful 1960 bid to gain the Democratic nomination.

Later activities

Ball was the 5^th most frequent Bilderberg guest of all time. His name is on the guest list for the first Bilderberg meeting (in 1954) - and all subsequent conferences until his death in 1994, a total of 40 conferences.