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Indonesia, 1994
- In Boger, Indonesia, President Bill Clinton joined other world leaders in matching batik shirts.
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Philippines, 1996
- At the APEC summit in Subic Bay, Philippines, world leaders wore traditional white shirts called barong tagalog. You can spot Bill Clinton laughing on the far right as they seem to be failing at a synchronized wave.
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Philippines, 1996
- Australian prime minister, John Howard admiring his barong tagalog with the Philippine president Fidel V Ramos.
© Getty Images
3 / 30 Fotos
Canada, 1997
- At the APEC summit in Vancouver, Canada, global leaders sported matching brown jackets and linked arms for the photos.
© Getty Images
4 / 30 Fotos
Canada, 1997
- Here's a close-up of then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton wearing their leather bomber jackets.
© Getty Images
5 / 30 Fotos
Malaysia, 1998
- Vice President Al Gore posed with other world leaders, wearing batik shirts, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
© Getty Images
6 / 30 Fotos
New Zealand, 1999
- At the APEC summit in Auckland, New Zealand, global leaders wore matching black yachting jackets, once again linking arms.
© Getty Images
7 / 30 Fotos
Brunei, 2000
- This year's APEC summit was at a polo club in Bandar Seri Begawan, but unfortunately, the leaders didn't wear polo shirts.
© Getty Images
8 / 30 Fotos
China, 2001
- At the Shanghai APEC in 2001, world leaders including George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin wore traditional Chinese jackets.
© Getty Images
9 / 30 Fotos
China, 2001
- President George W. Bush and Jiang Zemin greeted each other in their matching jackets. Bush's seems to be a little big...
© Getty Images
10 / 30 Fotos
Thailand, 2003
- The matching silk jackets were on point at the APEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, although Putin didn't look too pleased!
© Getty Images
11 / 30 Fotos
Chile, 2004
- At the APEC summit in Santiago, Chile, world leaders are seen wearing the traditional chamanto.
© Getty Images
12 / 30 Fotos
Chile, 2004
- The detailed chamanto comes in different colors and patterns, as seen here on former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos, George W. Bush, and Vladimir Putin.
© Getty Images
13 / 30 Fotos
South Korea, 2005
- World leaders wore traditional Korean overcoats, called durumagi, at the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea.
© Getty Images
14 / 30 Fotos
South Korea, 2005
- George W. Bush is spotted wearing a blue durumagi for the photoshoot.
© Getty Images
15 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2006
- Former Chinese president Hu Jintao, Vladimir Putin, and Geroge W. Bush are all smiles while wearing traditional Vietnamese ao dai clothes.
© Getty Images
16 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2006
- The flowing garments included a variation of bright colors, and hats for the female world leaders.
© Getty Images
17 / 30 Fotos
Australia, 2007
- The world leaders met the following year at the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia. This time they wore Driza-Bone jackets.
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18 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2008
- Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, is seen giving the thumbs up while wearing a traditional Peruvian poncho.
© Getty Images
19 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2008
- George W. Bush was also seen wearing a poncho at the 2008 APEC summit in Peru.
© Getty Images
20 / 30 Fotos
Singapore, 2009
- World leaders posed for a group photo after their dinner at the APEC summit in Singapore.
© Getty Images
21 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 2013
- Another APEC summit in Indonesia, the matching shirts didn't disappoint this time either.
© Getty Images
22 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 2013
- As the summit was hosted in Bali, world leaders wore traditional Balinese shirts known as endek.
© Getty Images
23 / 30 Fotos
China, 2014
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Peru, 2016
- World leaders matched in brown shawls made from vicuña wool at the 2016 APEC in Lima, Peru.
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25 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2016
- Here's a close-up of Barack Obama next to Vietnam's former president Trai Dai Quang.
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26 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2017
- Donald Trump at his first APEC alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, both dressed in traditional Vietnamese blue silk shirts.
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Papua New Guinea, 2018
- World leaders match in yellow and red at the 2018 APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pictured are former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Mike Pence, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Justin Trudeau.
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Indonesia, 2022
- The G20 summit of 2022 was held in Bali, where we got to see world leaders wearing traditional endek shirts once again. The UK's Rishi Sunak is photographed regaling Justin Trudeau and other world leaders with a joke. Sources: (The Guardian) (ABC News) (USA Today)
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0 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 1994
- In Boger, Indonesia, President Bill Clinton joined other world leaders in matching batik shirts.
© Getty Images
1 / 30 Fotos
Philippines, 1996
- At the APEC summit in Subic Bay, Philippines, world leaders wore traditional white shirts called barong tagalog. You can spot Bill Clinton laughing on the far right as they seem to be failing at a synchronized wave.
© Getty Images
2 / 30 Fotos
Philippines, 1996
- Australian prime minister, John Howard admiring his barong tagalog with the Philippine president Fidel V Ramos.
© Getty Images
3 / 30 Fotos
Canada, 1997
- At the APEC summit in Vancouver, Canada, global leaders sported matching brown jackets and linked arms for the photos.
© Getty Images
4 / 30 Fotos
Canada, 1997
- Here's a close-up of then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton wearing their leather bomber jackets.
© Getty Images
5 / 30 Fotos
Malaysia, 1998
- Vice President Al Gore posed with other world leaders, wearing batik shirts, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
© Getty Images
6 / 30 Fotos
New Zealand, 1999
- At the APEC summit in Auckland, New Zealand, global leaders wore matching black yachting jackets, once again linking arms.
© Getty Images
7 / 30 Fotos
Brunei, 2000
- This year's APEC summit was at a polo club in Bandar Seri Begawan, but unfortunately, the leaders didn't wear polo shirts.
© Getty Images
8 / 30 Fotos
China, 2001
- At the Shanghai APEC in 2001, world leaders including George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin wore traditional Chinese jackets.
© Getty Images
9 / 30 Fotos
China, 2001
- President George W. Bush and Jiang Zemin greeted each other in their matching jackets. Bush's seems to be a little big...
© Getty Images
10 / 30 Fotos
Thailand, 2003
- The matching silk jackets were on point at the APEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, although Putin didn't look too pleased!
© Getty Images
11 / 30 Fotos
Chile, 2004
- At the APEC summit in Santiago, Chile, world leaders are seen wearing the traditional chamanto.
© Getty Images
12 / 30 Fotos
Chile, 2004
- The detailed chamanto comes in different colors and patterns, as seen here on former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos, George W. Bush, and Vladimir Putin.
© Getty Images
13 / 30 Fotos
South Korea, 2005
- World leaders wore traditional Korean overcoats, called durumagi, at the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea.
© Getty Images
14 / 30 Fotos
South Korea, 2005
- George W. Bush is spotted wearing a blue durumagi for the photoshoot.
© Getty Images
15 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2006
- Former Chinese president Hu Jintao, Vladimir Putin, and Geroge W. Bush are all smiles while wearing traditional Vietnamese ao dai clothes.
© Getty Images
16 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2006
- The flowing garments included a variation of bright colors, and hats for the female world leaders.
© Getty Images
17 / 30 Fotos
Australia, 2007
- The world leaders met the following year at the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia. This time they wore Driza-Bone jackets.
© Getty Images
18 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2008
- Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, is seen giving the thumbs up while wearing a traditional Peruvian poncho.
© Getty Images
19 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2008
- George W. Bush was also seen wearing a poncho at the 2008 APEC summit in Peru.
© Getty Images
20 / 30 Fotos
Singapore, 2009
- World leaders posed for a group photo after their dinner at the APEC summit in Singapore.
© Getty Images
21 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 2013
- Another APEC summit in Indonesia, the matching shirts didn't disappoint this time either.
© Getty Images
22 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 2013
- As the summit was hosted in Bali, world leaders wore traditional Balinese shirts known as endek.
© Getty Images
23 / 30 Fotos
China, 2014
-
© Getty Images
24 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2016
- World leaders matched in brown shawls made from vicuña wool at the 2016 APEC in Lima, Peru.
© Getty Images
25 / 30 Fotos
Peru, 2016
- Here's a close-up of Barack Obama next to Vietnam's former president Trai Dai Quang.
© Getty Images
26 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam, 2017
- Donald Trump at his first APEC alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, both dressed in traditional Vietnamese blue silk shirts.
© Getty Images
27 / 30 Fotos
Papua New Guinea, 2018
- World leaders match in yellow and red at the 2018 APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pictured are former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Mike Pence, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Justin Trudeau.
© Getty Images
28 / 30 Fotos
Indonesia, 2022
- The G20 summit of 2022 was held in Bali, where we got to see world leaders wearing traditional endek shirts once again. The UK's Rishi Sunak is photographed regaling Justin Trudeau and other world leaders with a joke. Sources: (The Guardian) (ABC News) (USA Today)
© Getty Images
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World leaders in awkward matching outfits
The awkward side of politics
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Whether it's the G20 or the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, awkward group photos with the leaders of the world are one guaranteed result. Sure, they're there to discuss important issues like politics, the economy, and climate change, but the photoshoots definitely stand out... Especially when global leaders are wearing matching outfits for the occasion.
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