
Summit venues are not chosen by accident.
When the Obama administration had to decide which American city should host the G20 gathering, a great deal of thought went into the selection of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
One White House team was on the phone to the Mayor's office making sure the city had the right kind of convention facilities, the right number of hotel rooms and a big enough airport to deal with the 33 national delegations which have somehow ended up being invited to this gathering of the 20 richest nations on earth. read more