Overview

• The summit is scheduled for Dec. 14–15, 2026, with the White House saying Trump National Doral will charge at cost and take no profit.
• National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett will serve as the summit’s point person, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will set an agenda centered on growth, deregulation, energy and technology.
• The administration says the U.S. host year will be streamlined with a smaller guest list than recent G20 gatherings.
• The announcement revives ethics scrutiny after Trump abandoned a 2020 plan to host the G7 at Doral following bipartisan criticism.
• Trump will skip the 2025 G20 in Johannesburg, with Vice President JD Vance attending, and he said he would be open to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping taking part in 2026, possibly as observers.