Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. He also stops in Berlin and Paris (en route). On June 3, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper leave Ottawa en route to Berlin, Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Minister of the Environment John Baird, PMO staff Sandra Buckler and Karine Leroux en route to Berlin. On June 4, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is welcomed to the podium by Canadian ambassador to Germany, Paul Dubois before speaking at the German Canadian Business Club in Berlin. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso hold a news conference in Berlin. Laureen Harper is given a tour of the Berlin zoo by the curator of the zoo, Heiner Klos in Berlin (Spousal Tour). She visits Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin (Spousal Tour). On June 5, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive in Paris for a meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy. France's Prime Minister François Fillon and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper chat after a press conference in the courtyard of the Hotel Matignon in Paris. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper head back to the Canada Airbus 001 after a day of meetings in Paris. On June 6, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper walk past the guard of honour upon their arrival at the Rostock airport, Germany. They arrive for an official G8 dinner at the Gut Hohen Luckow Castle in Heiligendamm. On June 7, German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a working meeting in Heiligendamm. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for a bilateral. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President George W. Bush talk to local media. Laureen Harper walks with United States First Lady Laura Bush and Flavia Franzoni Prodi of Italy at Schlosshotel Burg Schlitz in Hohen Demzin, Germany (Spousal Tour). On June 8, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President Nicolas Sarkozy chat following a working meeting in Heiligendamm. He also meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Thabo Mbeki and Chinese President Hu Jintao. He holds a news conference after the G8. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Tony Blair, Romano Prodi, Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Fillon, Angela Merkel, George W. Bush, Shinzo Abe, José Manuel Barroso, John Baird, Laureen Harper, Dimitri Soudas, Ray Novak, Sandra Buckler, Karine Leroux, Paul Dubois.
