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Worldly Affairs

Release Date: Thursday, November 13th 2008


Get ready for a global invasion of the head of state kind. Leaders of the Group of 20 countries will descend on Downtown this weekend for a summit at the National Building Museum (401 F Street NW) on Saturday, November 15

President Bush has invited the leaders to attend the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy.

 

Street Closures and Parking Restrictions
Keep an eye out!  Vehicles parked illegally in the following 
locations will be towed:   

Parking Restrictions
Thursday, November 13, 8:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· G Street, between 4th and 5th Streets
· F Street, between 4th and 5th Streets
 
Friday, November 14, 10:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· 5th Street, between H Street and Indiana Avenue/D Street 
· 4th Street, between H Street and Indiana Avenue/D Street
· G Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· F Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· E Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· Indiana Avenue/D Street, between 6th and 3rd Streets

Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 am – Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm
· 4th Street, between F and G Streets (East Side)
 
Thursday, November 13, 8:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· 4th Street, between F and G Streets (East and West Sides)
· 5th Street, between F and G Streets (East and West Sides)
· F Street, between 4th and 5th Streets (North and South Sides)
· G Street, between 4th and 5th Streets  (North and South Sides)
 
Friday, November 14, 2:30 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· 4th Street, from D to F Streets (East Side only)
 
Friday, November 14, 10:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· Indiana Avenue, from 6th to D Streets (North and South Sides)
· 6th Street, from Pennsylvania to Indiana Avenues (East and West Sides)
· 5th Street, from Indiana Avenue to H Street (East and West Sides)
· H Street, from 3rd to 6th Streets (South Side only)
· 3rd Street, from H to D Streets (East and West Sides)
· 4th Street, from H to D Streets (East and West Sides)
· G Street, from 3rd to 6th Streets (North and South Sides)
· F Street, from 3rd to 6th Streets (North and South Sides)
· E Street, from 3rd to 6th Streets (North and South Sides)
· Indiana Avenue/D Street, from 3rd to 6th Streets (North and South Sides)
 
Friday, November 14, 2:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 11:00 pm
· 23rd Street, between C and D Streets (East and West Sides). 
The curb lane will be used for satellite truck parking.
 
Saturday, November 15, 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
· 22nd Street, between Constitution Avenue and C Street (East and West Sides)

Street Closures 
Thursday, November 13, 8:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· G Street, between 4th and 5th Streets
· F Street, between 4th and 5th Streets
 
Friday, November 14, 10:00 pm – Saturday, November 15, 7:00 pm
· 5th Street, between H Street and Indiana Avenue/D Street 
· 4th Street, between H Street and Indiana Avenue/D Street
· G Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· F Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· E Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets
· Indiana Avenue/D Street, between 6th and 3rd Streets
   
Leaders will “review progress being made to address the current financial crisis, advance a common understanding of its causes, and, in order to avoid a repetition, agree on a common set of principles” for reforming the regulatory and institutional frameworks of the world’s financial sectors, according to White House Press Secretary Dana Perino.

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

We welcome the leaders of these countries to Downtown, along with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the president of the World Bank, the United Nations Secretary-General and the chairman of the Financial Stability Forum.