51st G7 summit | |
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Host country | Canada |
Date | 15–17 June 2025 |
Venue(s) | Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada |
Participants | |
Follows | 50th G7 summit |
Precedes | 52nd G7 summit |
The 51st G7 summit will be held from 15 to 17 June 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. [1] [2] Kananaskis previously hosted the 28th G8 summit.
The 2025 summit will be the first summit for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a to be elected Canadian Prime Minister, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. It will be also the first summit for U.S. President Donald Trump since the 45th G7 summit in 2019. [a]
Member | Represented by | Title |
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Canada (Host) | TBD | Prime Minister |
France | Emmanuel Macron | President |
Germany | TBD | Chancellor |
Italy | Giorgia Meloni | Prime Minister |
Japan | Shigeru Ishiba | Prime Minister |
United Kingdom | Keir Starmer | Prime Minister |
United States | Donald Trump | President |
European Union | António Costa | Council President |
Ursula von der Leyen | Commission President |
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