G-20 Summit

This week, world leaders are meeting at the G-20 Summit in London, where they will discuss their plans for addressing the current global recession. The G-20 Summit brings together financial leaders of important world economies with the goal of bettering the world economy through cooperation and dialogue. The G-20 was first held in 1999, and has been held annually ever since in nine different countries. Member nations include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. Pictured above are four influential leaders at the summit: Gordon Brown of Britain, Barack Obama of the United States, Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicolas Sarkozy of France.

-Daniel Uden 4/5/2009