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G8 Summit 2011, 26-27 May 2011 in Deaville, France

2011 Deauville, France

The 37th G8 summit tool place in the city of Deauville in France and will take place from May 26–27.  The official G8-2011 site is at www.g20-g8.com

27 May 2011 G8 Summit Sought Common Solutions to Global Challenges  The Deauville Group of Eight (G8) Summit of major industrialized nations was focused on developing common solutions to some of the world’s most vexing security and economic challenges.   President Obama, who is on a four-nation, six-day European trip, praised French President Nicolas Sarkozy “for the leadership that he’s shown on the world stage over the last several years,” and for guiding to a successful conclusion the summit of G8 leaders in Deauville on the Normandy coast.

  27 May 2011 Fact Sheet: G-8 Summit in Deauville, France
  • The Deauville Summit Declaration (PDF, 25 pages / 108Kb)
  •  Declaration of G8 on Arab Spring

2010 Muskoka, Canada

The 2010 G8 summit was held in the town of Muskoka, Canada from 25-26 June 2010.

2009 L'Aquila, Italy

The 2009 G8 summit was held in the town of L'Aquila, Italy, from 8-10 July 2009. Our sister site, America.gov has this feature on the 35th Annual Group of Eight Summit on it's feature page G8 - Taking Stock, Looking Ahead.

09 July 2009 From the White House come the following statements and declarations (PDF's) from the Group of Eight meetings in L’Aquila, Italy:

 • L'Aquila Statement on Non-Proliferation (PDF)
 • G8 Economic Declaration (PDF)
 • Political Declaration (PDF)
 • G8 Declaration on Counter Terrorism (PDF)
 • G8 Preliminary Accountability Report (PDF)

08 July 2009 Addressing the Nuclear Threat: Fulfilling the Promise of Prague at the L'Aquila Summit

08 July 2009 G8 Leaders Focused on Global Economic Recovery Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations believe the outcome of the economic crisis is still uncertain and that significant risks remain to global economic and financial stability.

08 July 2009 G8 Leaders Urge Economic Action to Prevent Deeper Social Crisis At a time of global economic turmoil, the leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations say they will help developing nations to cope with the crisis.

2008 Hokkaido Toyako, Japan

The 2008 G8 Summit was held in Hokkaido Toyako, Japan, 6 - 9 July 2008.