The members of the G-20 are the United States, the European Union, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, China, Canada, Argentina, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Australia.

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Robinson also testified that the United States and other G-7 nations were seriously underestimating the scope, duration and impact of the Soviet debt crisis.

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Obama appeared to be quite comfortable and confident as president of the United States at the G-20 summit that produced an unprecedented global economic recovery package.

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Going forward, the United States, consistent with the G-20 development plan and its own global development policy, will work to more effectively leverage its development resources and achieve better economic growth outcomes for developing countries.

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The United States has turned away from the G-20 as the primary mechanism of global economic cooperation.

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That's right, in 2003, the United States was the least thrifty nation among the G-20.

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The United States devotes 2.7 percent of its G.

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During the visit, the President and the Prime Minister are expected to discuss the upcoming NATO and G-8 summits, as well as the broad array of global issues on which the United States and the United Kingdom cooperate closely in order to advance our common values and shared interests, including: Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iran, human rights, and global economic stability and growth.

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And the United States will seek to work together with China to promote international financial stability through the G-20 and to address global challenges such as climate change and energy security.

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