Wilton Park Conferences
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Friends of Wilton Park

Wilton Park has a network of Wilton Park National Associations. The "Friends of Wilton Park", as they are known informally, provide a wealth of local knowledge and contacts, which are pivotal to Wilton Park's success.

There are National Associations or Committees in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Switzerland and the USA; and more are currently being formed in other countries.

Over the years those who have participated in Wilton Park conferences have formed a number of Associations or Committees around the world to help promote participation in future conferences from their country.

Each of these Associations or Committees has developed its own ways of operating and specific objectives. Some are long-standing and have a fairly wide membership, others are small Committees that operate in conjunction with the British Embassy to promote participation from their country of influential individuals. For the Associations, membership is generally open to all nationals of the country concerned, sometimes for a modest subscription, and usually involves at least one annual meeting including a Wilton Park style discussion. For the Committees, suggestions on speakers and participants are always very welcome, but there is no membership as such.

The Associations recommend, and in some cases sponsor, participants to take part in conferences, and they also suggest potential speakers, and provide invaluable input on the conference agenda.

The German Wilton Park Association, which has been running for 45 years, has its own dedicated website in English and in German.

For more information about forming an association in your country, please contact Lorraine Jones.

BELGIUM
Jacques G Jonet
Domaine du Fuji 21
B-1970 Wezembeek-Oppem
Tel: +32 2 731 3060
Fax: +32 2 782 1600
Email: jacques.jonet@skynet.be

FRANCE Professor Jean-Pierre Mazéry
Chairman
Communication Board
Sovereign Order of Malta
92 Rue du Ranelagh
F-75016 PARIS
Tel: +33 6 80 43 66 37
Fax: +33 1 44 05 14 77
Email: jeanpierremazery@hotmail.com

GREECE
Dr Dimitri S Ballis
11 Athinas St
GR-16673 Voula Athens
Tel: +30 210 8954 363
Fax: +30 210 7253 196
Email: ballis@hol.gr

SWITZERLAND
The Swiss Wilton Park Association merged
with the Swiss Foreign Policy Association in 2004
Ms Karin Büchli
Swiss Foreign Policy Association
Netzwerk Müllerhaus
Bleicherain 7
CH-5600 Lenzburg
Tel: +41 62 888 01 20
Fax: +41 62 888 01 01
Email: info@sga-aspe.ch

FINLAND
Dr Risto Penttilä
Director
Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
Yrönkatu 13A
FI-00120 HELSINKI
Tel: +358 9 6869 2032
Fax: +358 9 608 713
Email: risto.penttila@eva.fi

GERMANY
Professor Dr Gerhard Leitner
Freie Iniversität Berlin
Gosslerstrasse 2-4
D14195 Berlin
Tel : +49 30 838 723 51
Fax : +49 30 838 723 23
Email : leitner@philologie.fu-berlin.de

POLAND
Enquiries to Lorraine Jones
Tel: +44 (0)1903 817772

USA
Mr Steve Johnson
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300
WASHINGTON DC 20006-1825
Tel: +1 202 419 4224
Fax: +1 202 419 3454
Email: SJohnson@Schnader.com

USA
Mr Alvin Shuster
President, Southern California Friends of Wilton Park
Senior Consulting Editor
Los Angeles Times
Times-Mirror Square
LOS ANGELES CA 90053
Tel: +1 213 2377071
Fax: +1 213 237 7968
Email: Alvin.shuster@latimes.com