Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends the G8 Summit in Huntsville, Ontario. On June 25, Stephen Harper greets José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission; Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council; Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan; David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy; Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Barack Obama, President of the United States; Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation and Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, as they arrive. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Barack Obama, President of the United States, at the G8 Summit. Stephen Harper and the G8 leaders sit for a working lunch at the Deerhurst Resort. The Prime Minister hosts bilateral meetings with Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, at the G8 Summit. The leaders of the G8 pose for a family photograph. Stephen Harper greets the African Outreach and Extended Outreach leaders as they arrive for a G8 Working Session. Stephen Harper announces Canada's contribution to the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health during a working session with G8 and African Outreach leaders. The leaders of the G8 meet with their youth counterparts, who are participating in the MY SUMMIT youth summit on the margins of the G8. Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, presents Prime Minister Stephen Harper with an Olympic hockey jersey autographed by the players prior to a working dinner at the G8 Summit. The G8 leaders have a working dinner. Laureen Harper receives some spouses of the G20 leaders for a traditional canoe building and seat caning session, as well as for a lunch at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Later that day, she receives some spouses of the G8 leaders for dinner. On June 26, the leaders have a Working Session on Peace and Security issues. Stephen Harper holds the closing press conference at the G8 Summit. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: José Manuel Barroso, Naoto Kan, Silvio Berlusconi, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, Dmitry Medvedev, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Herman Van Rompuy, Meles Zenawi, Jacob Zuma, Bingu wa Mutharika, Abdoulaye Wade, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Bruce Golding, René Préval, Álvaro Uribe, Laureen Harper, Callista Mutharika, Nobuko Kan, Svetlana Medvedeva, Yoo Soon-taek, Geertrui Windels, Patience Jonathan, Goodluck Jonathan, Margarida Barroso, Pam Wedd, Edie Hentcy.
