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Close Window President Bush meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15. (© AP/WWP)
President Bush meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15. (© AP/WWP)

G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (July 15-17, 2006)

President Bush traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia to attend the G-8 Summit on July 15-17, 2006. The G-8 Summit included leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union also participated. As at previous G-8 Summits, the leaders discussed continued cooperation on a broad range of international economic, security, and political issues.

Transcripts

President Bush and Russian President Putin Participate in Press Availability (July 15, 2006)
U.S.-Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and Rule of Law (July 15, 2006)
Roundtable Discussion with Civil Society (July 14, 2006)
Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad (July 14, 2006)

Joint Statements & Fact Sheets

Joint Statement Announcing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (July 15, 2006)
Joint Statement on Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy (July 15, 2006)
Fact Sheet: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (July 15, 2006)

Photos

Photos of President Bush at the G-8 Summit

Biographies

Biographies of President George W. Bush and Laura Welch Bush

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice