G8 Summit Deauville 2011

Historical Event Info

Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron at the start meeting at the G8 Summit in Deauville, France, May 26, 2011. (P052611LJ-0182)

G8 Summit Deauville 20112011

The G8 was an intergovernmental forum consisting of the world’s largest high-income countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US, and Russia. The European Union also participated as a “non-enumerated member.” The goal of the G8 was to discuss major global issues, including trade, security, economics, and climate change. The Heads of State for the member countries would meet at an annual summit, with the agenda set by the host country. The G8 reverted to the G7 in 2014, following the suspension of Russia due to the annexation of Crimea.

The 37th G8 summit was held in Deauville, France from May 26 to May 27, 2011. The topics of discussion for the summit, as set by host country France, consisted of the Arab Spring, strengthening partnerships with African countries, and addressing modern challenges such as sustainable economies and nuclear safety, amongst others.