Tag Archives: development agenda

What was accomplished at the G-20 Summit?

Here is the “Leaders Declaration” for the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy (aka the G-20 Summit) hosted by President Bush last Friday and Saturday in Washington, DC.
This is the second of a two-part note.  Here’s the first part.
A fair amount of the press coverage followed a ready-made storyline:  “Lame duck President … [...]

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What did President Bush announce today on climate change?

The President spoke today to the U.S. Global Leadership Council about America’s international development agenda.  You can find his remarks here.  His wide-ranging speech covered trade, debt relief, education, AIDS, and malaria.  There was a lot to highlight, but I’m going to focus first on his new climate change proposal.
Here’s the key quote:
In recent years, [...]

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