What
is a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)?
The
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is a biennial
summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth
nations. Every two years the meeting is held in a different
member state, and is chaired by that nation's respective Prime
Minister or President. Most meetings include an appearance by
Queen Elizabeth II who is the Head of the Commonwealth.
The
most recent CHOGM took place in Kampala, Uganda in 2007. It
was chaired by President Museveni and attended by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth ll. Most of the principal guests, including
many Presidents and Prime Ministers, stayed at Munyonyo Commonwealth
Resort and many of the meeetings were held in the conference
rooms at Speke Resort & Conference Centre. CHOGMs bring
together almost one third of the world's leaders, mostly Prime
Ministers and Presidents. A CHOGM is arguably the only international
forum where such a diverse group of countries come together
to adopt common positions through consensus.
