Martin is also credited in a Presidential citation as the principal draftsman of the '' Williamsburg Declaration '' , at the 9th G7 Summit which is a three-page communique agreed to by the G-7 leaders who were Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the UK , Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan , Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany , Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada , Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy and Prime Minister François Mitterrand of France . The President read the three-page declaration before the world press ( President Reagan 's opening remarks can be seen on online ) . and credited Martin as the principal draftsman in the following online letter . Many conclude that this jointly agreed document , which argued for free markets and free trade policies , set in place the foundations for a worldwide economic recovery beginning in 1983 . Based on these achievements , Martin was appointed Special Assistant to President Reagan , responsible for the coordination of the President 's international and head of state meetings
9th G7 Summit
9th G7 summit
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