On 25 March 1973, the United States secretary of the treasury, George Shultz, convened an informal gathering of finance ministers from West Germany (Helmut Schmidt), France (Valéry Giscard d'Estaing), and the United Kingdom (Anthony Barber) before an upcoming meeting in Washington, DC.

The shortest period any past G7 leader has been the senior G7 leader is the 42 days of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair in 2007. [citation needed] Although Japan was a founding member of the G6 (which later became the G7, and then the G8), no Japanese Prime Minister has ever become the Senior G7 Leader. [citation needed]

5 days ago · The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. Begin Text: Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security G7 members reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial …

6 days ago · The foreign minister are starting the gathering with a discussion of the 50-year-old G7's function and major geopolitical hot spots ranging from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific.

Mar 11, 2025 · Canada welcomed G7 Foreign Ministers to Charlevoix, Quebec, from March 12 to 14, 2025. T he Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, brought together G7 partners to address pressing geopolitical challenges.

5 days ago · We the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, met in Charlevoix on March 12 to 14, 2025. Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security. 2. We reaffirmed our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial ...

Feb 15, 2025 · The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, met on the margins of the Munich Security Conference for …

6 days ago · Foreign ministers from the G7 countries and the EU convene in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Thursday amid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump over his contentious foreign policies ...

This is a list of the heads of government of the Group of Seven nations at each G6, G7, G8 summit since the organisation's creation in 1975.

6 days ago · At the last G7 foreign ministers meeting before the 2022 invasion, members warned Russia in a joint statement in December 2021 of “massive consequences” should it attack Ukraine. Three months ...