Besides Kissinger, other attendees this year include Joe Kaeser, CEO and president of Siemens; John Sawers, a former British spy chief who is chairman of Macro Advisory Partners, which advises Western intelligence agencies; Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Googleparent Alphabet; four finance min
classified at the lowest level, or "confidential." One of those includes a chain of messages forwarding an article from The Telegraph newspaper in Britain detailing remarks from John Sawers, then the chief of that country's intelligence service, MI6, about efforts to foil Iran's nuclear weapons program.
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - BP has appointed Britain'sformer MI6 spy chief and veteran diplomat John Sawers as anon-executive board member in a development highlighting longrunning links between the British establishment and the oilmajor.
The former head of Britain's MI6 secret intelligence service, John Sawers, said this week that an attack in the UK was now "highly likely" due to a "hardened core" of militants returning home from fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Date: Jan 22, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
Spy services battling terror must be able to tap emails - ex-MI6 chief
An agreement must be struck between governments and technology firms, said Sir John Sawers, who warned it is inevitable that the intelligence services will not be able to stop every single attempt at attacks by terrorists.
Date: Jan 20, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
Britain's new SIS spymaster Alex Younger appointed to lead fight against terrorism
Alex brings a wealth of relevant experience including his work in Afghanistan and helping keep the country safe during the London 2012 Olympics. Id also like to thank Sir John Sawers for his strong leadership, and personal commitment to a modernising agenda. I wish him well for the futureI would like to pay tribute to John Sawers for his lifetimes dedication to the country and particularly to his time as C. He brought us into a new era, and I am determined to build on this and bring my ideas for a modern service to life.
Date: Oct 03, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
Britain names career spy to head MI6 intelligence service
In appointing a career spy, Prime Minister David Cameron has reverted to tradition. His predecessor, diplomat John Sawers - appointed under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009 - was the first outsider in the job. At the time of Sawers appointment, Britain was grappling with political fallout
Date: Oct 03, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
Maliki fans the flames with his threat to run for third time in Iraq
He, along with John Sawers, the head of MI6, were sceptical of the government's preference for a direct but limited military involvement in the Syrian conflict, preferring to stay out altogether if possible.