G8 Summit in Birmingham 1998

The 1998 G8 Summit in Birmingham was the 24th summit of the Group of Eight heads of government . The meeting was held from May 15-17, 1998, chaired by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair . At this meeting, Russia was formally accepted as a participant in the G8.

During the summit, each of the eight participating heads of state or government planted a tree in the St Thomas' Peace Garden to represent their respective country of origin.

Attendees

Heads of State or Government of the G8 and representatives of the European Union

Germany	Helmut Kohl
France	Jacques Chirac
Italy	Romano Prodi
Japan	Ryūtaro Hashimoto
Canada	Jean Chrétien
United States of America	Bill Clinton
United Kingdom	Tony Blair
Russian Federation	Boris Yeltsin
European Union	Jacques Santer

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1. ↑ Birmingham Peace Park on iwm.org.uk
2. ↑ Delegations to the G8 Summit in Birmingham 1998 (University of Toronto)