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Williams was Labour party national youth officer under [[Hugh Gaitskell]]'s leadership before becoming an MP. He was parliamentary private secretary when [[Roy Mason]] was Defence Secretary and he followed when Mason became Northern Ireland Secretary.  Defence was a constant interest of Williams, chairing the Parliamentary Labour Party's Defence Committee and, after losing his Hornchurch seat in 1979, chairing Peace Through NATO. In addition to work for the [[European Movement]] - he was treasurer from 1972 to 1979 - he has strong US links. He is currently director of the [[Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom|Atlantic Council]]. He became one of [[David Rockefeller]]'s [[Trilateral Commission]] members in 1976 and has chaired the European working group of the right-wing [[Centre for Strategic and International Studies]] in Washington since 1987. In 1981, Williams was one of the founding members of the [[Social Democratic party]] and subsequently of the Liberal Democratic alliance.
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Williams was Labour party national youth officer under [[Hugh Gaitskell]]'s leadership before becoming an MP. He was parliamentary private secretary when [[Roy Mason]] was Defence Secretary and he followed when Mason became Northern Ireland Secretary.  Defence was a constant interest of Williams, chairing the Parliamentary Labour Party's Defence Committee and, after losing his Hornchurch seat in 1979, chairing Peace Through NATO. In addition to work for the [[European Movement]] - he was treasurer from 1972 to 1979 - he has strong US links. He is currently director of the [[Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom|Atlantic Council]]. He became one of [[David Rockefeller]]'s [[Trilateral Commission]] members in 1976 and has chaired the European working group of the right-wing [[Centre for Strategic and International Studies]] in Washington since 1987. In 1981, Williams was one of the founding members of the [[Social Democratic Party]] and subsequently of the Liberal Democratic alliance. Williams also chaired the [[English Speaking Union]].

Revision as of 23:19, 9 January 2007

Williams was Labour party national youth officer under Hugh Gaitskell's leadership before becoming an MP. He was parliamentary private secretary when Roy Mason was Defence Secretary and he followed when Mason became Northern Ireland Secretary. Defence was a constant interest of Williams, chairing the Parliamentary Labour Party's Defence Committee and, after losing his Hornchurch seat in 1979, chairing Peace Through NATO. In addition to work for the European Movement - he was treasurer from 1972 to 1979 - he has strong US links. He is currently director of the Atlantic Council. He became one of David Rockefeller's Trilateral Commission members in 1976 and has chaired the European working group of the right-wing Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington since 1987. In 1981, Williams was one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party and subsequently of the Liberal Democratic alliance. Williams also chaired the English Speaking Union.