Selected Events in 2007
Treasury Secretary Paulson Meets Media at G-7 Talks in Essen
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The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Henry M. Paulson, attended the G-7 finance ministers meeting in Essen, on February 9-10. Secretary Paulson was interviewed by ZDF-TV on the important issues being discussed at the G-7, particularly concerns over hedge funds and climate change. He also gave an in-depth interview to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on exchange rates, the current accounts deficit, global trade, hedge funds, the future of the Doha Round, and reforming the IMF. Following the G-7 meetings, Secretary Paulson held a press conference, which was attended by nearly 40 print and electronic journalists.
More information
• Text of the FAZ interview (in German)
• Statement by G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Essen, Germany, February 10, 2007
• Secretary Paulson's G7 Statement, February 10, 2007
• Meeting of the G7 Finance Ministers Official Page
• Official Bio Secretary Henry Paulson
