Sea Island, Ga., to Host Economic Summit

President Bush has chosen Sea Island, an island resort community on the Georgia coast to host next year’s meeting of leaders from the world’s major industrial countries. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue described the location as “a great venue for security.” The island, 60 miles south of Savannah, is close to major military bases and a federal law enforcement training center.

Protesters have had a growing presence at the annual summits, where leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the United States meet. Sea Island is a private, 5-mile-long resort island about halfway between Savannah and Jacksonville, Fla.