G20 Summit in Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) guides world leaders of stage after a group photo with other world leaders at the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy at the National Building Museum in Washington on November 15, 2008. Front row left to right, Dimitry A. Medvedev, President of Russia; Susilo Bamgang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia; Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of Mexico; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; and George W. Bush, President of the United States. Back row left to right, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission; Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of Spain and President of the European Council. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/POOL)
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