The G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting brings together the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition to officials from G8 countries, three representatives from the European Union (EU) attend as non-hosting members: the EU commissioner for External Relations, the Foreign Minister of the EU Presidency and the EU Secretary General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy.

Click on the flags below for information about each of the G8 members. Please be aware that by clicking on these links, you will be leaving a Government of Canada site.

	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada Bill Graham
	Foreign Minister of France Dominique de Villepin
	Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany Joschka Fischer
	Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Silvio Berlusconi
	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoriko Kawaguchi
	Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov
	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Jack Straw
	Secretary of State for the United States of America Colin L. Powell

Non-hosting members

	European Union
	Commissionerfor External Relations for the EU Christopher Patten
	Spanish Foreign Minister for the EU Presidency Josep Piqué
	EU Secretary General and High Representative of the Council for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Dr. Javier Solana

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