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==Priorities== |
==Priorities== |
Revision as of 12:03, 21 August 2008
The 23rd G8 summit was held from June 20 to June 22 1997 in Denver, Colorado. The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by the United States include: San Juan, Puerto Rico (1976); Williamsburg, Virginia (1983); and Houston, Texas.
The G8 is an unofficial forum which brings together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada (since 1976), Russia (since 1998),[1] the President of the European Commission (since 1981).[2]
Composition of summit leaders
The core membership of the G8 has remained constant since Russia joined the talks at the 1997 summit in Denver.
- Canada - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
- France - President Jacques Chirac
- Germany - Chancellor Helmut Kohl
- Italy - Prime Minister Romano Prodi
- Japan - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto
- Russia - President Boris Yeltsin
- United Kingdom - Prime Minister Tony Blair
- United States - President Bill Clinton
Priorities
Traditionally, the host country of the G8 summit sets the agenda for negotiations, which take place primarily amongst multi-national civil servants in the weeks before the summit itself, leading to a joint declaration which all countries can agree to sign.
Menu
The summit dinner offered buffalo, trout and fried squash blossoms filled with wild mushrooms and rattlesnake meat.[3]
References
- ^ Saunders, Doug. "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders," Globe and Mail (Toronto). July 5, 2008.
- ^ Reuters: "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?", July 3, 2008.
- ^ CNN: Summit leaders take on the world's problems
See also
External links
- G8 Research Group: G8 Information Centre,University of Toronto
- Official G8 website: Denver Summit of the Eight