2nd G7 summit

Leaders at the summit

The G7 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The 2nd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister James Callaghan and, as it was formed with the addition of Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It was also the last summit for Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki, and US President Gerald Ford.

The first summit session began at 4:15 p.m. and concluded at 7:05 p.m., while the second and final took place between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., however, the leaders' held speeches until 3:00 p.m. Both sessions were celebrated at the Dorado Beach Hotel's Salon Del Mar.

Participants

These summit participants are the current "core members" of the international forum: Trudeau of Canada had been invited because he had eight years experience.

Issues

The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions.

Gallery of participating leaders

Core G7 participants

File:Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1975 (UPI press photo) (cropped).jpg|Canada Canada Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister File:Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1975).jpg|France France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F048644-0025, Dortmund, SPD-Parteitag, Helmut Schmidt (cropped).jpg|Germany Germany Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor File:Aldo Moro.jpg|Italy Italy Aldo Moro, Prime Minister File:Takeo Miki 19741209.jpg|Japan Japan Takeo Miki, Prime Minister File:James Callaghan ppmsca.53218 (cropped).tif|United Kingdom United Kingdom James Callaghan, Prime Minister File:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 3).jpg|United States United States Gerald Ford, President (Host)

Notes

• Bayne, Nicholas and Robert D. Putnam. (2000). Hanging in There: The G7 and G8 Summit in Maturity and Renewal. Aldershot, Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing. ; OCLC 43186692
• Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations. London: Routledge. ; ; OCLC 39013643

References

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