The Sherpas
Sherpas are the leaders' personal representatives at the Economic Summit. The term sherpa was coined based on its true definition. Nepalese sherpas guide hikers on mountain summits. The Denver Summit of the Eight sherpas guide and advise leaders at economic summits.
The sherpas generally meet 4 times per year in the country that is hosting the Economic Summit. This year, U.S. Sherpa Daniel K. Tarullo hosted the following sherpa meetings in preparation for the Denver Summit of the Eight:
February 14-15, 1997, Washington, D.C.
April 6-7, 1997, Cambridge, MA
May 22-24, 1997, Washington, D.C. and Airlie Center, Warrenton,
VA
Later this year, the sherpas will meet one final time in the U.S. before the U.K. takes over the Summit of the Eight chairmanship.
Mr.
Daniel K. Tarullo -- United States
Assistant to the President for International
Economic Policy
Mr. Kazuo Ogura --
Tokyo
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Roberto
Nigido -- Rome
Diplomatic Advisory to the
President of the Council of Ministers
Mr. Gordon
Smith -- Ottawa
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Dr. Juergen
Stark -- Bonn
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Mr. Jim Cloos --
Brussels
Director of the President's Cabinet
European Commission
Mr. Sjoerd I.H.
Gosses -- Dutch Presidency/Brussels
Director-General European Cooperation
Mr. Jean-David
Levitte -- Paris
Conseiller Diplomatique
Presidence de la Republique
Mr. Alex Allan --
London
Principal Private Secretary
Mr. Alexander
Livshitz -- Moscow
Deputy Head of the Administration of the President
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