Created at the initiative of France in 1975 to address the first oil crisis, the G8 is an informal group of advanced economies, which meets once a year at a Summit of Heads of State and Government. It has essentially a role of guidance and political impetus.
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39th G8 United Kingdom Leader’s Meeting
Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
June 17–18, 2013
Host: David Cameron
In January 2013 the UK assumed the one-year Presidency of the G8. Leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, USA and UK will meet at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for the G8 Summit 17-18 June.
PM David Cameron is determined to achieve change on three issues which are critical for growth, prosperity and economic development across the world:
- advancing trade
- ensuring tax compliance
- promoting greater transparency
G8 agenda – trade, tax, transparency
Social Impact Investment Forum
39th G8 UK Fact Sheet
June 17-18, 2013
Remarks by President Obama, U.K. Prime Minister Cameron, European Commission President Barroso, and European Council President Van Rompuy on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Fact Sheet: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
G-8 Leaders Statement on the Global Economy
Fact Sheet: U.S. National Action Plan on Preventing the Misuse of Companies and Legal Arrangements
United States G-8 Action Plan for Transparency of Company Ownership and Control
Fact Sheet: The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
Joint Statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Franсois Hollande, President of the French Republic
G8 UK Website
G8 UK Twitter
G8 UK Flicker
G8 Summit Livestream
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President Obama’s Travel to the UK and Germany
President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to the United Kingdom and Germany from June 17-19. In both countries, the President will reinforce the importance we place on transatlantic ties, consult on shared security challenges, and discuss the global economy.
The President’s trip will begin in Belfast, where he will engage with the people of Northern Ireland and highlight the hard work, dialogue, and institutional development they have undertaken together. The President will then attend the G-8 Summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, hosted by Prime Minister Cameron, from June 17-18. The Summit and related meetings will provide the President and his fellow world leaders an opportunity to address pressing economic, political, and security challenges around the globe and to promote the advancement of trade and greater transparency among G-8 members and the developing world.
Following the G-8, at the invitation of Chancellor Merkel, the President will travel to Berlin, Germany for an official visit to reaffirm the strong ties between the United States and Germany, our vital ally and economic partner. The President looks forward to meeting with the Chancellor and President Gauck to discuss a wide ange of bilateral and global issues including opportunities to further deepen transatlantic relations.
WhiteHouse.gov Live Stream http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
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President Obama’s Ireland & Germany Itinerary
Sunday, June 16
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha depart for Europe
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Monday, June 17
3:40 AM ET
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha arrive in Ireland
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha are welcomed to Northern Ireland
President Obama visits a Enniskillen Integrated primary school
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
4:30 AM ET
President Obama delivers a speech to the people of Northern Ireland
Belfast Waterfront, Belfast, Northern Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha are welcomed to Moneygall, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha meet with Cousin Henry Healy and Moneygall children and their teachers
Moneygall, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha are welcomed to Dublin, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha tour Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha visit with embassy staff
Dublin, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha meet with young Dubliners
Dublin, Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha attend a Riverdance demonstration
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
9:30 AM ET
President Obama delivers a EU-US press statement
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
11:20 AM ET
President Obama is greeted by Prime Minister Cameron as a part of the official leader arrivals
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
President Obama attends the plenary sessions
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
1:30 PM ET
President Obama and Russian President Putin hold a bilateral meeting
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
3:30 PM ET
Leaders Working Dinner
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha overnight in Ireland
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Tuesday, June 18
President Obama receives the presidential daily briefing
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha tour Wicklow Mountains National Park
Dublin, Ireland
3:30 AM ET
President Obama and other world leaders attend the secondary pleneray sessions
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
5:00 AM ET
G8 leaders for a family photo
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
5:30 AM ET
President Obama attends the third plenary session.
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
8:00 AM ET
President Obama participates in a walk and talk with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom and Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland.
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
8:15 AM ET
Leaders Working Lunch
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
9:00 AM ET
President Obama attends a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, Prime Minister Enrico Letta of Italy and Prime Minister Ali Zeidan of Libya.
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
9:30 AM ET
President Obama attends the concluding plenary session.
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
10:40 AM ET
President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Hollande.
G8 Summit, Lough Erne Resort, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
12:30 PM ET
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha depart Ireland for Germany
2:25 PM ET
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha arrive in Berlin, Germany
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha are welcomed to Berlin
President Obama meets German President Gauck
Berlin, Germany
President Obama is hosted at dinner by Germany’s Chancellor Merkel
Chancellory, Berlin, Germany
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha overnight in Berlin, Germany
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Wednesday, June 19
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha visit with embassy staff
Berlin, Germany
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha tours the wall park
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha tours Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
President Obama meets German President Gauck
Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Germany
President Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel hold a bilateral meeting
Chancellory, Berlin, Germany
6:30 AM ET
President Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel hold a press conference
Chancellory, Berlin, Germany
President Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel hold a working lunch
Chancellory, Berlin, Germany
President Obama, German President Gauck and Chancellor Merkel hold a bilateral meeting
Berlin, Germany
9:00 AM ET
President Obama delivers an address to the German public
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
President Obama meets President Steinbrueck of the Social Democratic Party
Berlin, Germany
President Obama is hosted at dinner by Germany’s Chancellor Merkel
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha depart Germany
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha arrive at the White House





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