thumb|left|220px|Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau at Valkenburg Naval Air Base on 8 November 1983. After leaving office in 1994, Lubbers was put forward as a candidate for the head of NATO, but the U.S. vetoed his appointment. He was on the advisory board of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), where he was regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.
thumb|left|220px|Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Prime Minister of Ca.nada Pierre Trudeau at Valkenburg Naval Air Base on 8 November 1983. After leaving office in 1994, Lubbers was put forward as a candidate for the head of NATO, but the U.S vetoed his appointment. He was on the advisory board of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), where he was regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.