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U.S. Rejects G20 Consensus and Says It Will Skip Talks, Disputing South Africa

Argentina now faces immediate pressure to declare its stance on the summit’s closing text.

Carteles con los retratos de varios líderes mundiales en una carretera en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, el 20 de noviembre del 2025, previo a la cumbre del G20 que se realizará allí. (AP foto/Themba Hadebe)
La ausencia de Washington añade presión a un encuentro considerado clave para impulsar reformas financieras y abordar desafíos globales en un contexto de tensiones geopolíticas crecientes. Foto: Capture.
Cumbre del G20 en crisis: Sudáfrica no entrega la presidencia a Estados Unidos
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Overview

  • An official letter from the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria says Washington will not back any consensus communiqué under South Africa’s presidency and would accept only a chair’s statement.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the United States is not participating in official G20 talks in Johannesburg and rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim of a U.S. change of heart.
  • Ramaphosa stated South Africa received late communication indicating the United States wanted to take part, a contention now openly disputed by Washington.
  • With President Javier Milei absent, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno represents Argentina in the negotiation room and is expected to state Buenos Aires’ position on a final text.
  • If the U.S. stance holds and consensus fails, diplomats say the summit could close without the customary joint communiqué for the first time, while EU leaders move to press trade and climate priorities in the U.S. absence.