Pittsburgh Summit 2009

It’s a big week for international affairs. The United Nations General Assembly met earlier this week in New York City; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will host the G-20 Summit September 24-25, 2009.  President Obama will chair this meeting of leaders from countries around the world that represent 85 percent of the world’s economy.  At the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, leaders will review the progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.

Here are some resources about the Summit, and the global financial and economic crisis:

International Affairs
Address by President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
Remarks by Secretary Clinton in Advance of the United Nations General Assembly
Remarks by President Obama to the United Nations Climate Change Summit

Pittsburgh and the G-20 Summit
The White House Pittsburgh Summit website
Statement by President Obama on the Pittsburgh Summit
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
From Blue Collar to Green Collar : Sustainable Economic Growth in Pittsburgh
G-20 Finance Ministers Meet to Assess Economic Recovery Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers in London, United Kingdom in early September
Statement by Secretary Geithner at the G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

Global Financial and Economic Crisis
Remarks by President Obama on Financial Rescue and Financial Reform
Progress in the Global Economy. A weekly address by President Obama (September 19, 2009)
Remarks by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Financial Regulatory Reform
United States Department of the Treasury: International Affairs
Who will replace the U.S. Consumer? Resources about the relationship between economic recovery and the U.S. Consumer