Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama joins Chinese President Xi Jinping and heads of state, government, and international organizations for a "family" group photo during the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou, China, Sept. 4, 2016. G20 Leaders include: President Mauricio Macri, Argentina; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Australia; Michel Temer, Vice President of the Republic Exercising the Functions of the President of Brazil; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada; President Xi Jinping, China; President François Hollande, France; Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany; Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India; President Joko Widodo, Indonesia; President Matteo Renzi, Italy; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan; President Park Geun-hye, Republic of Korea; President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico; President Vladimir Putin, Russia; King Salman of Saudi Arabia; President Jacob Zuma, South Africa; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey; Prime Minister Theresa May, United Kingdom; President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. (P090416PS-0561)
G20 Summit Hangzhou 2016
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
September 3, 2016 - September 5, 2016
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 eleventh G20 heads of government meeting was hosted by China from September 3 to September 5, 2016 in Hangzhou. The primary priorities of the summit, as dictated by the host nation, were innovative economic growth, macroeconomic policy coordination, interconnected global trade, and anti-corruption.
The eleventh G20 heads of government meeting was hosted by China from September 3 to September 5, 2016 in Hangzhou. The primary priorities of the summit, as dictated by the host nation, were innovative economic growth, macroeconomic policy coordination, interconnected global trade, and anti-corruption.
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Additional information about the commitments from the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Seven G-20 Commitments to Promote Innovation and the Digital Economy"
The text of remarks after a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister May of the United Kingdom After Bilateral Meeting at the G20 Summit"
Additional information about the upcoming G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "The G-20’s Role in Economic Progress Since 2009"
The text of remarks before a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama Before Bilateral Meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 Summit"
The text of President Obama’s remarks at a press conference during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Press Conference by President Obama after G20 Summit"
The text of remarks after a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and President Erdogan of Turkey After Bilateral Meeting at G20 Summit"
The text of remarks after a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and President Park of the Republic of Korea After Bilateral Meeting"
A video of President Obama speaking at a press conference during the G20 Summit hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2016 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "President Obama Holds a Press Conference"