PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A White House advance team is coming to Pittsburgh to plan for the September Group of 20 summit.
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says the team will arrive on Wednesday. They will tour the airport and the convention center where the 19 world leaders and European Union officials will meet on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 to discuss the global economic crisis.
He says it is unclear how many White House officials are arriving. Ravenstahl says they will mostly discuss logistics, including getting leaders and delegations from the airport to the convention center, about 19 miles away in downtown Pittsburgh.
Ravenstahl says the city has declared September “Pittsburgh G-20 Month” and will focus on “sprucing up.”