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From: Marshall Matz
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:42 AM
To: Legislative Group
Subject: FW: 2012 G-8 Summit: White House OPE Updates (5/19)

These are the sections of the Camp David Declaration on food security:


Food Security and Nutrition


16. For over a decade, the G-8 has engaged with African partners to address the challenges and opportunities afforded by Africa’s quest for inclusive and sustainable development. Our progress has been measurable, and together we have changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people. International assistance alone, however, cannot fulfill our shared objectives. As we move forward, and even as we recommit to working together to reduce poverty, we recognize that our task is also to foster the change that can end it, by investing in Africa’s growth, its expanding role in the global economy, and its success. As part of that effort, we commit to fulfill outstanding L’Aquila financial pledges, seek to maintain strong support to address current and future global food security challenges, including through bilateral and multilateral assistance, and agree to take new steps to accelerate progress towards food security and nutrition in Africa and globally, on a complementary basis.


17. Since the L’Aquila Summit, we have seen an increased level of commitment to global food security, realignment of assistance in support of country-led plans, and new investments and greater collaboration in agricultural research. We commend our African partners for the progress made since L’Aquila, consistent with the Maputo Declaration, to increase public investments in agriculture and to adopt the governance and policy reforms necessary to accelerate sustainable agricultural productivity growth, attain greater gains in nutrition, and unlock sustainable and inclusive country-led growth. The leadership of the African Union and the role of its Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) have been essential.


18. Building on this progress, and working with our African and other international partners, today we commit to launch a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to accelerate the flow of private capital to African agriculture, take to scale new technologies and other innovations that can increase sustainable agricultural productivity, and reduce the risk borne by vulnerable economies and communities. This New Alliance will lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade, and be guided by a collective commitment to invest in credible, comprehensive and country-owned plans, develop new tools to mobilize private capital, spur and scale innovation, and manage risk; and engage and leverage the capacity of private sector partners – from women and smallholder farmers, entrepreneurs to domestic and international companies.


19. The G-8 reaffirms its commitment to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, and recognizes the vital role of official development assistance in poverty alleviation and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. As such, we welcome and endorse the Camp David Accountability Report which records the important progress that the G-8 has made on food security consistent with commitments made at the L’Aquila Summit, and in meeting our commitments on global health, including the Muskoka initiative on maternal, newborn and child health. We remain strongly committed to reporting transparently and consistently on the implementation of these commitments. We look forward to a comprehensive report under the UK Presidency in 2013.


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From: Richardson, Karen E. [Karen_E._Richardson@who.eop.gov]
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:04 PM
To: Richardson, Karen E.
Subject: 2012 G-8 Summit: White House OPE Updates (5/19)

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All, please find below the Camp David Declaration, G-8 Fact Sheets, statements by the G-8, along with President Obama’s statement at the closing of the G-8 Summit.

Thank you,
Karen Richardson

LINKS

Camp David Declaration<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/19/camp-david-declaration>
Statement by G-8 Leaders on the Global Economy<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/19/statement-g-8-leaders-global-economy>

Statement by the G-8 on Global Oil Markets<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/19/statement-g-8-global-oil-markets>
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Energy and Climate Change<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/19/fact-sheet-g-8-action-energy-and-climate-change>
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/19/fact-sheet-g-8-action-deauville-partnership-arab-countries-transition>
White House Blog<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/18/new-alliance-food-security-and-nutrition>:“New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition” (Gayle Smith and Dr. Rajiv Shah)


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release
May 19, 2012

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AT CLOSING OF G8 SUMMIT

Aspen Cabin
Camp David, Maryland


6:04 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at Camp David. I think the surroundings gave us an opportunity to hold some intimate discussions and make some genuine progress.

For the past three years, our nations have worked together and with others first to rescue a global economy from freefall, then to wrestle it back to a path of recovery and growth. Our progress has been tested at times by shocks like the disaster in Japan, for example. Today it's threatened once again by the serious situation in the eurozone.

As all the leaders here today agreed, growth and jobs must be our top priority. A stable, growing European economy is in everybody’s best interests -- including America’s. Europe is our largest economic partner. Put simply, if a company is forced to cut back in Paris or Madrid, that might mean less business for manufacturers in Pittsburgh or Milwaukee. And that might mean a tougher time for families and communities that depend on that business.

And that’s why, even as we’ve confronted our own economic challenges over the past few years, we’ve collaborated closely with our European allies and partners as they’ve confronted theirs. And today, we discussed ways they can promote growth and job creation right now, while still carrying out reforms necessary to stabilize and strengthen their economies for the future.

We know it is possible -- in part, based on our own experience here. In my earliest days in office, we took decisive steps to confront our own financial crisis -- from making banks submit to stress tests to rebuilding their capital -- and we put in place some of the strongest financial reforms since the Great Depression.

At the same time, we worked to get our own fiscal house in order in a responsible way. And through it all, even as we worked to stabilize the financial sector and bring down our deficits and debt over the longer term, we stayed focused on growing the economy and creating jobs in the immediate term.

Of course, we still have a lot of work to do. Too many of our people are still looking for jobs that pay the bills. Our deficits are still too high. But after shrinking by nearly 9 percent the quarter before I took office, America's economy has now grown for almost three consecutive years. After losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month, our businesses have created more than 4 million jobs over the past 26 months. Exports have surged and manufacturers are investing in America again.

And this economic growth then gives us more room to take a balanced approach to reducing our deficit and debt, while preserving our investments in the drivers of growth and job creation over the long term -- education, innovation, and infrastructure for the 21st century.

Europe’s situation, of course, is more complicated. They’ve got a political and economic crisis facing Greece, slow growth and very high unemployment in several countries. And what’s more, when they want to decide on a way to move forward, there are 17 countries in the eurozone that need to come to an agreement. We recognize that and we respect that.

But the direction the debate has taken recently should give us confidence. Europe has taken significant steps to manage the crisis. Individual countries and the European Union as a whole have engaged in significant reforms that will increase the prospects of long-term growth. And there’s now an emerging consensus that more must be done to promote growth and job creation right now in the context of these fiscal and structural reforms. That consensus for progress was strengthened here at Camp David.

Today we agreed that we must take steps to boost confidence and to promote growth and demand while getting our fiscal houses in order. We agreed upon the importance of a strong and cohesive eurozone, and affirmed our interest in Greece staying in the eurozone while respecting its commitments. Of course, we also recognized the painful sacrifices that the Greek people are making at this difficult time, and I know that my European colleagues will carry forward these discussions as they prepare for meetings next week.

The leaders here understand the stakes. They know the magnitude of the choices they have to make and the enormous political, economic, and social costs if they don’t. In addition to our G8 meeting, it was -- I was able to talk to them individually over the last two days and I reaffirmed that Europe has the capacity to meet its challenges, and America is not only confident in their ability to meet their challenges, but we are supportive of their efforts.

This morning, I updated you on the progress we made last night in our discussion of security issues. And today, following our discussion of the economy, we also made progress on a range of other important challenges. We discussed the importance of pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy for energy security in a safe and sustainable way. Leaders agreed to join a new U.S.-led coalition to address climate change, in part by reducing short-lived pollutants. And in the face of increasing disruptions in the supply of oil, we agreed that we must closely monitor global energy markets. Together, we stand ready to call upon the International Energy Agency to take action to ensure that the market remains fully and timely supplied.

We also announced a new alliance on food security with African leaders and the private sector as part of an effort to lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade. We discussed our support for a sustainable Afghan economy as we wind down the war, and we reaffirmed our support for the democratic transitions underway in the Middle East and North Africa.

So I’m very pleased that we were able to make some important progress here at Camp David. And we’re going to keep at it. Tomorrow we begin our NATO summit in my hometown of Chicago where we’ll discuss our plans to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan. Next week, European leaders will gather to discuss their next steps on the eurozone. Next month, we’ll all have the chance to continue this collaboration at the G20 in Mexico. And I look forward to building on this progress in promoting economic recovery in the weeks and months to come.

Thank you very much, everybody. I hope you've enjoyed the great views and the great weather.

END 6:11 P.M. EDT

From: Richardson, Karen E.
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 1:14 PM
To: Richardson, Karen E.
Subject: 2012 G-8 and NATO Summits: White House OPE Updates


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Friends:


As you know, the United States is hosting the G-8 and NATO summits this year -- the G8 at Camp David, and NATO in Chicago. President Obama has invited fellow G-8 leaders to Camp David on May 18-19 for the G-8 Summit, which will address a broad range of economic, political and security issues. The President will then welcome NATO allies and partners to his hometown of Chicago for the NATO Summit on May 20-21, which will be the premier opportunity this year for the President to continue his efforts to strengthen NATO in order to ensure that the Atlantic Alliance remains the most successful alliance in history, while charting the way forward in Afghanistan.
Please find below the links to information (fact sheet/remarks/press briefings) about the G-8 and NATO summits, along with remarks that the President delivered this morning at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security. I will send out periodic emails with additional information throughout the weekend.

Thanks,
Karen Richardson
Press Briefings
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/17/press-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-and-national-security-advisor->
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Food Security<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/18/press-briefing-senior-administration-officials-food-security>
G-8 and FOOD SECURITY
Remarks by the President at Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/18/remarks-president-symposium-global-agriculture-and-food-security>
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/18/fact-sheet-g-8-action-food-security-and-nutrition>
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Invitation to African Leaders to Join Camp David Summit<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/03/statement-press-secretary-president-s-invitation-african-leaders-join-ca>
NATO
Readout of the President’s Meeting with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/09/readout-president-s-meeting-nato-secretary-general-rasmussen>