G20 Summit Heads of State arrivals; Speech by the President of the United States of America; Welcome reception for G20 leaders

On Saturday 15 November 2014, at RAAF Base Amberley, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended the arrival in Australia of the President of the United States of America, the Honourable Barack Obama.

Afterwards, at the UQ Centre, St Lucia, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a presentation by President Barack Obama.

In the evening, at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove co-hosted with the Prime Minister, the Honourable Tony Abbott MP, and Mrs Margie Abbott, a welcome reception for G20 leaders and Australian community representatives. During the evening, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove met with: the President of the United States of America, the Honourable Barack Obama; President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma; President of the United Mexican States, His Excellency Mr Enrique Pena Nieto; President of the Republic of Korea, Her Excellency Ms Park Guen-hye; President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping; President of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Mr Joko Widodo; Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel; Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy, His Excellency Mr Matteo Renzi; Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the Honourable Narendra Modi; Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Professor Ahmet Davutoglu; President of the European Council, His Excellency Herman Van Rompuy; President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, His Excellency U Thein Sein; Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong; Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Honourable John Key; Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr Ban Ki-moon; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Mr Nizar Madani; Minister of Economy and Public Finance of the Argentine Republic, the Honourable Axel Kicillof; Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, Mr Guy Ryder; Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Madame Christine Lagarde; and Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Mr Angel Gurria.

Earlier, at Brisbane Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, His Excellency U Thein Sein, by Group Captain Simon Sauer ADC, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

Then, at Brisbane Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Mr Francois Hollande, by Mr Mark Fraser LVO OAM, Official Secretary to the Governor-General.