Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007
| 20th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–25 November 2007 |
| Venue(s) | Munyonyo |
| Cities |
 Kampala, Uganda
|
| Participants | 48 (of 53 members) |
| Heads of State or Government | 36 |
| Chair |
Yoweri Museveni (President) |
| Follows | 2005 |
| Precedes | 2009 |
| Key points | |
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 was the twentieth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Kampala, Uganda, between 23 November and 25 November 2007, and was hosted by President Yoweri Museveni.
The meeting was attended by representatives of forty-eight countries out of the Commonwealth's fifty-three members (suspended members Fiji and Pakistan, and special member Nauru were not invited, whilst Saint Lucia and Vanuatu sent no representatives). Thirty-six were represented by their Head of State or Head of Government.
Kampala saw the completion of a review of the Commonwealth's membership criteria, launched at the 2005 CHOGM in Valletta, with the publication of the report of the Committee on Commonwealth Membership. It had already been announced that no new members would be admitted until the 2009 CHOGM. In this context, Rwanda was discussed at great lengths, with Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, invited to Kampala as neighbour Uganda's guest.
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