Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013

             The 23^rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15 to 17 November 2013. Commonwealth leaders agreed on Sri Lanka as the 2013 host for the meeting when they met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in 2009. They reaffirmed this decision at the 2011 CHOGM in Perth, Australia. The Leaders’ Retreat will also be held in Colombo.

This will be the first time in 40 years that Queen Elizabeth II will not be present at the CHOGM. Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, will be attending in the 87-year-old monarch's place, as she has curtailed her overseas visits due to age.

According to news reports, one item to be considered at the meeting is a proposal to make the position of Head of the Commonwealth hereditary to descendents of Queen Elizabeth II. The four deputy heads may be nominated by the biennial general body meeting of the Commonwealth, on a biennial, rotating basis, to make up a leadership quintett.

Host Country	Sri Lanka
Dates	15 November 2013– 17 November 2013
Venue(s)	Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre - Opening Ceremony BMICH - Main Conference Waters Edge - Heads of Government Retreat
Cities	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Chairperson	Mahinda Rajapaksa (President)
Follows	2011
Precedes	2015
Website	www.chogm2013.lk