Tråkigt nog har media ägnat lika mycket uppmärksamhet åt de traditionella missnöjda gormandet som sker utanför varje sådant möte. Den där blodige blonde mannen kortklippte mannen vars stora merit verkar vara att ha fått näsblod har varit med på så många framsidor att man undrar om hans grimaserande och förmågan att pricka poliser med kastade flaskor varit lika viktigt återuppbyggnaden av världsekonomin.
Nog om detta.
Nu vill jag bara rikta ett stort varmt och personligt tack till alla deltagarna:
- Argentine Republic
Her Excellency Cristina Fenandez de Kirchner
President of the Argentine Republic
- Australia
The Honourable Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister of Australia
- Federative Republic of Brazil
His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Canada
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, PC
Prime Minster of Canada
- People's Republic of China
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People's Republic of China
- France (French Republic)
His Excellency Mr Nicolas Sarkozy
President of the French Republic
- Federal Republic of Germany
Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Republic of India
His Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
- Republic of Indonesia
His Excellency General TNI (Ret) Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of the Republic of Indonesia
- Republic of Italy
His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
- Japan
His Excellency Taro Aso
Prime Minister of Japan
- Mexico (United Mexican States)
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
President of the United Mexican States
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
His Excellency Dr Jan Peter Bakenende
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Republic of Korea
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak
President of the Republic of Korea
- Russia Federation
His Excellency Dmitry A Medvedev
President of the Russian Federation
- Kingdom Saudi Arabia
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud GCB GCMG
- Republic of South Africa
His Excellancy Kgalema Motlanthe
President of the Republic of South Africa
- Kingdom of Spain
His Excellency José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain
- Republic of Turkey
His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdog˘an
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
- United States of America
The Honourable Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
To ensure balanced regional representation the Chair of The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the President of the EU Commission are also invited:
- New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
His Excellency Meles Zenawi
Chair of NEPAD (and Prime Minister, Ethiopia)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
His Excellency Abhisit Vejjajiva
Chair of ASEAN (and Prime Minister of Thailand)
- European Commission
His Excellency José Manuel Barroso
President of the European Commission
- European Council
His Excellency Mirek Topolanek
President of the European Council
(and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic)
In addition, the Prime Minister is also inviting the heads of key international institutions including the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund to contribute to relevant parts of the agenda.
- United Nations
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General of the United Nations
- World Bank
The Honourable Robert Zoellick
President of the World Bank
- International Monetary Fund
Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
- World Trade Organisation
Mr Pascal Lamy
Director General of the World Trade Organisation
- Financial Stability Forum
Professor Mario Draghi
Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum