<P> The annual G7 leaders summit is attended by the heads of government . The member country holding the G7 presidency is responsible for organizing and hosting the year's summit . </P> <P> The serial annual summits can be parsed chronologically in arguably distinct ways, including as the sequence of host countries for the summits has recurred over time, series, etc. Generally every country hosts summit every 7 years . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> Host leader </Th> <Th> Location held </Th> <Th> Website </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> 15--17 November 1975 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing </Td> <Td> Rambouillet (Castle of Rambouillet) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> G6 Summit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 27--28 June 1976 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Gerald R. Ford </Td> <Td> Dorado, Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Also called "Rambouillet II". Canada joined the group, forming the G7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 7--8 May 1977 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> James Callaghan </Td> <Td> London </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> President of the European Commission was invited to join the annual G - 7 summits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> 16--17 July 1978 </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> Helmut Schmidt </Td> <Td> Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 28--29 June 1979 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Masayoshi Ōhira </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Prime Minister Ōhira died in office on 12 June; Foreign Minister Saburō Ōkita led the delegation which represented Japan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 22--23 June 1980 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Francesco Cossiga </Td> <Td> Venice </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> 20--21 July 1981 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Pierre E. Trudeau </Td> <Td> Montebello, Québec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 4--6 June 1982 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> François Mitterrand </Td> <Td> Versailles </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> 28--30 May 1983 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> Williamsburg, Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> 7--9 June 1984 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Margaret Thatcher </Td> <Td> London </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> 2--4 May 1985 </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> Helmut Kohl </Td> <Td> Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> 4--6 May 1986 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Yasuhiro Nakasone </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 8--10 June 1987 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Amintore Fanfani </Td> <Td> Venice </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> 19--21 June 1988 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Brian Mulroney </Td> <Td> Toronto, Ontario </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 14--16 July 1989 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> François Mitterrand </Td> <Td> Paris </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> 9--11 July 1990 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Houston </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17th </Td> <Td> 15--17 July 1991 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> John Major </Td> <Td> London </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 6--8 July 1992 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Helmut Kohl </Td> <Td> Munich, Bavaria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> 7--9 July 1993 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Kiichi Miyazawa </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20th </Td> <Td> 8--10 July 1994 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Silvio Berlusconi </Td> <Td> Naples </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> 15--17 June 1995 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Jean Chrétien </Td> <Td> Halifax, Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22nd </Td> <Td> 27--29 June 1996 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Jacques Chirac </Td> <Td> Lyon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> International organizations' debut to G7 Summits periodically . The invited ones here were: United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23rd </Td> <Td> 20--22 June 1997 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Denver </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Russia joins the group, forming G8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> 15--17 May 1998 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Tony Blair </Td> <Td> Birmingham </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> 18--20 June 1999 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Gerhard Schröder </Td> <Td> Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Summit of the G - 20 major economies at Berlin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26th </Td> <Td> 21--23 July 2000 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Yoshiro Mori </Td> <Td> Nago, Okinawa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Formation of the G8 + 5 starts, when South Africa was invited . Until the 38th G8 summit in 2012, it has been invited to the Summit annually without interruption . Also, with permission from a G8 leader, other nations were invited to the Summit on a periodical basis for the first time . Nigeria, Algeria and Senegal accepted their invitations here . The World Health Organization was also invited for the first time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27th </Td> <Td> 20--22 July 2001 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Silvio Berlusconi </Td> <Td> Genoa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Leaders from Bangladesh, Mali and El Salvador accepted their invitations here . Demonstrator Carlo Giuliani is shot and killed by police during a violent demonstration . One of the largest and most violent anti-globalization movement protests occurred for the 27th G8 summit . Following those events and the September 11 attacks two months later in 2001, the G8 have met at more remote locations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28th </Td> <Td> 26--27 June 2002 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Jean Chrétien </Td> <Td> Kananaskis, Alberta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Russia gains permission to officially host a G8 Summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> 2--3 June 2003 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Jacques Chirac </Td> <Td> Évian - les - Bains </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The G8 + 5 was unofficially made, when China, India, Brazil, and Mexico were invited to this Summit for the first time . South Africa has joined the G8 Summit, since 2000, until the 2012 edition . Other first - time nations that were invited by the French president included: Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Switzerland . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30th </Td> <Td> 8--10 June 2004 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Sea Island, Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A record number of leaders from 12 different nations accepted their invitations here . Amongst a couple of veteran nations, the others were: Ghana, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen and Uganda . Also, the state funeral of former president Ronald Reagan took place in Washington during the summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31st </Td> <Td> 6--8 July 2005 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Tony Blair </Td> <Td> Gleneagles </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The G8 + 5 was officially formed . On the second day of the meeting, suicide bombers killed 52 people on the London Underground and a bus . Nations that were invited for the first time were Ethiopia and Tanzania . The African Union and the International Energy Agency made their debut here . During the 31st G8 summit in United Kingdom, 225,000 people took to the streets of Edinburgh as part of the Make Poverty History campaign calling for Trade Justice, Debt Relief and Better Aid . Numerous other demonstrations also took place challenging the legitimacy of the G8 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> 15--17 July 2006 </Td> <Td> Russia (only G8 member, not G7) </Td> <Td> Vladimir Putin </Td> <Td> Strelna, St. Petersburg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First G8 Summit on Russian soil . Also, the International Atomic Energy Agency and UNESCO made their debut here . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33rd </Td> <Td> 6--8 June 2007 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Angela Merkel </Td> <Td> Heiligendamm, Mecklenburg - Vorpommern </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seven different international organizations accepted their invitations to this Summit . The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Commonwealth of Independent States made their debut here . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34th </Td> <Td> 7--9 July 2008 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Yasuo Fukuda </Td> <Td> Toyako (Lake Toya), Hokkaido </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nations that accepted their G8 Summit invitations for the first time are: Australia, Indonesia and South Korea . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35th </Td> <Td> 8--10 July 2009 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Silvio Berlusconi </Td> <Td> La Maddalena (cancelled) L'Aquila, Abruzzo (re-located) </Td> <Td> (3) </Td> <Td> This G8 Summit was originally planned to be in La Maddalena (Sardinia), but was moved to L'Aquila as a way of showing Prime Minister Berlusconi's desire to help the region after the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake . Nations that accepted their invitations for the first time were: Angola, Denmark, Netherlands and Spain . A record of TEN (10) international organizations were represented in this G8 Summit . For the first time, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, and the International Labour Organization accepted their invitations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36th </Td> <Td> 25--26 June 2010 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Stephen Harper </Td> <Td> Huntsville, Ontario </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malawi, Colombia, Haiti, and Jamaica accepted their invitations for the first time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37th </Td> <Td> 26--27 May 2011 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Nicolas Sarkozy </Td> <Td> Deauville, Basse - Normandie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Guinea, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire and Tunisia accepted their invitations for the first time . Also, the League of Arab States made its debut to the meeting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38th </Td> <Td> 18--19 May 2012 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> Chicago (cancelled) Camp David (re-located) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The summit was originally planned for Chicago, along with the NATO summit, but it was announced officially on 5 March 2012, that the G8 summit will be held at the more private location of Camp David and at one day earlier than previously scheduled . Also, this is the second G8 summit, in which one of the core leaders (Vladimir Putin) declined to participate . This G8 summit concentrated on the core leaders only; no non-G8 leaders or international organizations were invited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39th </Td> <Td> 17--18 June 2013 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> David Cameron </Td> <Td> Lough Erne, County Fermanagh </Td> <Td> (4) </Td> <Td> As in 2012, only the core members of the G8 attended this meeting . The four main topics that were discussed here were trade, government transparency, tackling tax evasion, and the ongoing Syrian crisis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40th </Td> <Td> 4--5 June 2014 </Td> <Td> European Union Belgium </Td> <Td> Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso </Td> <Td> Brussels (re-located from Sochi, Russia) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> G7 summit as an alternative meeting without Russia in 2014 due to association with Crimean crisis . G8 summit did not take place in Sochi, Russia . G7 summit relocated to Brussels, Belgium . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41st </Td> <Td> 7--8 June 2015 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Angela Merkel </Td> <Td> Schloss Elmau, Bavaria </Td> <Td> (5) </Td> <Td> Summit dedicated to focus on the global economy as well as on key issues regarding foreign, security and development policy . Global Apollo Programme was also on the agenda . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42nd </Td> <Td> 26--27 May 2016 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Shinzō Abe </Td> <Td> Shima, Mie Prefecture </Td> <Td> (6) </Td> <Td> The G7 leaders aim to address challenges affecting the growth of the world economy, like slowdowns in emerging markets and drops in price of oil . The G7 also issued a warning on the United Kingdom that "a UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create and is a further serious risk to growth". Commitment to an EU--Japan Free Trade Agreement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43rd </Td> <Td> 26--27 May 2017 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Paolo Gentiloni </Td> <Td> Taormina, Sicily </Td> <Td> (7) </Td> <Td> G7 leaders emphasized common endeavours: to end the Syrian crisis, to fulfill the UN mission in Libya and reducing the presence of ISIS, ISIL and Da'esh in Syria and Iraq . North Korea was urged to comply with UN resolutions, Russian responsibility was stressed for Ukrainian conflict . Supporting economic activity and ensuring price stability was demanded while inequalities in trade and gender were called to be challenged . It was agreed to help countries in creating conditions that address the drivers of migration: ending hunger, increasing competitiveness and advancing global health security . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44th </Td> <Td> 8--9 June 2018 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Justin Trudeau </Td> <Td> La Malbaie, Québec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45th </Td> <Td> TBD, 2019 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Emmanuel Macron </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46th </Td> <Td> TBD, 2020 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47th </Td> <Td> TBD, 2021 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Theresa May </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> Host leader </Th> <Th> Location held </Th> <Th> Website </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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