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May 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON—Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a new International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2) that will marshal the resources and information of nine U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as federal prosecutors, to collectively combat the threats posed by international criminal organizations to domestic safety and security. Attorney General Holder made the announcement today in Rome at the G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial.    » read more »

May 24, 2009 -- The Department of Energy announced today that U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined with top energy leaders from around the world to launch the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC). As part of the Group of 8 (G8) Energy Ministers Meeting in Rome this weekend, G8 members and other interested countries took steps to accelerate the implementation of energy efficient measures in their economies.

IPEEC signatories included members of the G8 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and key emerging economies such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico and the Republic of Korea.    » read more »

Will Lead U.S. Delegation to G-8 Energy Ministers Meeting in Rome and Attend Nobel Laureates Symposium in London

May 19, 2009 -- Washington, DC – The Department of Energy announced today that Energy Secretary Steven Chu will lead the U.S. delegation to the Group of 8 (G8) Energy Ministers’ Meeting in Rome from May 23-25. Secretary Chu will meet with top energy leaders from around the world to address global energy security and climate change challenges.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that he will attend the Group of Eight (G8) Agricultural Ministerial in Treviso, Italy, April 18-20.

"Hunger and malnutrition afflict more than one billion people around the world, causing human suffering, political instability and economic stagnation," said Vilsack. "This ministerial affirms our strong commitment to global food security and provides a unique opportunity to work with other agriculture ministers in developing a shared strategy to deal with food security issues."    » read more »

Austin, Texas – Today in Austin, Texas, Senator John Edwards will announce his support for committing the United States to join in a world effort to reduce global greenhouse gas pollution by 50 percent by 2050. Last week, the G8 challenged the United States to make this commitment, but instead of agreeing to the reductions, President Bush only agreed to future meetings to discuss voluntary reductions.    » read more »

14 June 2007 -- China says the agreement reached by the G8 countries to slow climate change is positive, but officials say the agreement was not specific enough in spelling out the responsibilities of individual countries. Although China is now one of the biggest producers of greenhouse gases, Beijing says the more developed countries bear the biggest responsibility for repairing damage to the climate. Daniel Schearf reports from the Chinese capital.    » read more »

08 June 2007 -- The leaders of the world's major industrialized nations, meeting in Germany, are focusing on Africa Friday, the final session of their three-day annual summit.

President Bush and other national leaders from the Group of Eight are expected to announce a $60 billion program to fight AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases in Africa.

Mr. Bush's administration already has pledged $30 billion to fight AIDS in areas where the virus is a major problem, including much of Africa.    » read more »

Statement by Larry Schweiger, President & CEO, National Wildlife Federation, On Bush Administration’s Climate Position at G8 Summit

June 6, 2007 -- Washington, DC (June 6) – “Going into the G8 Summit in Germany, President Bush recently called for the world’s leading emitters to formulate a plan to take voluntary action on global warming.

“Instead of progress toward international cooperation, this is an attempt to muddy the waters. The Bush administration has opposed efforts in Congress to tackle global warming, and now the President is going global.    » read more »

Bush’s environmental adviser predicts agreement on long-term goals

06 June 2007 -- Washington – The leaders of major industrial countries are narrowing their differences on climate-change policy and moving toward a plan that eventually will set targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. government’s top environmental adviser.    » read more »

June 6, 2007 -- MR. FRATTO: Good morning, everyone. As you know, the President made an important announcement as part of outlining his G8 agenda last week, in his speech that discussed the development agenda and the G8 agenda. And a major part of that is the work on climate change.    » read more »

June 6, 2007 -- CHANCELLOR MERKEL: (As translated.) Ladies and gentlemen, this was our first meeting here during the G8 meeting with the President of the United States of America. And we wanted to use this meeting in order to prepare the agenda of all of the issues that we're going to discuss here during the summit meeting. And it was a very satisfactory meeting, indeed, although in some areas there remain a few things here and there that we still need to discuss.    » read more »

05 June 2007 -- Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief for Africa. But differences were evident before the summit began and security was extremely tight to keep protesters away from the meeting site, as VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Heiligendamm.    » read more »

07 June 2007 -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Thursday in Germany amid renewed tensions between the two sides.

The presidents will hold talks on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit at the German Baltic Sea port of Heiligendamm.

Mr. Putin is angry at U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Europe, calling it a threat to Russian security, and he vowed to aim his nation's missiles at the region if the system is built.    » read more »

05 June 2007 -- Protesters again have fought with police in Rostock, Germany, ahead of this week's Group of Eight summit at the nearby resort in Heiligendamm. Authorities say more than 8,000 anti-globalization protesters on Monday marched peacefully through Rostock. Stone and bottle-throwing incidents broke out when officers halted a group that violated a ban on wearing facemasks during the protests. The clashes were the second outbreak of violence ahead of the summit. VOA's Ivana Kuhar and Valer Gergely have more on the protesters.    » read more »

05 June 2007 -- President Bush is in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for the three-day summit of the G-8 group of the world's leading industrial nations. The summit opens Wednesday amid protests and policy differences, as VOA's Sonja Pace reports from near Heiligendamm.

Air Force One touched down as scheduled in the northern German city of Rostock. The president and Mrs. Bush immediately boarded a helicopter for the short flight to Heiligendamm on the coast.    » read more »