Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama participates in the G20 Summit family photo at the Los Cabos Convention Center in Los Cabos, Mexico, June 18, 2012. (P061812PS-0649)
G20 Summit Los Cabos 2012
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
June 17, 2012 - June 19, 2012
The G20 (short for Group of 20) is an intergovernmental forum composed of most of the world's largest economies which encompasses 19 sovereign nations and the European Union. Formed in 1999, the goal of the G20 is to address issues related to the global economy and has had an annual summit, hosted by a member state, every year since 2008.
The seventh G20 heads of government meeting was hosted by Mexico on June 18 and June 19, 2012 in Los Cabos. The primary priorities of the summit, as dictated by the host nation, were economic stabilization, regulation of the financial system, food security, and sustainable development.
The seventh G20 heads of government meeting was hosted by Mexico on June 18 and June 19, 2012 in Los Cabos. The primary priorities of the summit, as dictated by the host nation, were economic stabilization, regulation of the financial system, food security, and sustainable development.
Related Links
A recap of the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "On Board - Traveling From the G20"
A video of President Obama speaking to the press at the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama holds a Press Conference at the G20 Summit"
A preview of the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "The Rhodes Ahead: A Preview of the 2012 G20 Summit in Mexico"
A video of a joint press conference at the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama's Bilateral Meeting with President Calderón of Mexico"
The text of a joint press conference at the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and President Calderon After Bilateral Meeting"
The text of a joint statement from the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Joint Statement by the President of the United States of America Barack Obama and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin"
The text of a joint declaration from the G20 Summit in June 2012 can be read on the official website of NATO: "G20 Leaders Declaration"
The text of President Obama’s press conference at the G20 Summit hosted in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama at Press Conference After G20 Summit"