World Leaders Economic Summit To Be Held In Washington

World leaders will meet Nov. 15 in Washington to discuss the global financial crisis. It wll be the first in a planned series of summits.

At the first meeting, working groups will be established to develop recommendations to be considered by leaders in subsequent summits.

The summit will bring together leaders of Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the United States, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, Russia, South Korea and other major economies.

The summit will take place 11 days after the U.S. presidential election. The White House said it would seek input from the winner of the U.S. presidential election who will take office on Jan. 20.