U.S. DEPARTMENT of  STATE   You are subscribed to Africa. Here is new content for this topic:   United States Hosts First G20 Sherpa Meeting 12/18/2025 09:26 AM EST Office of the Spokesperson United States Hosts First G20 Sherpa Meeting Media Note December 18, 2025 From December 15-16, the United States convened a successful G20 Sherpa meeting in Washington, attended by representatives from the African Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom. Poland also attended as the only full guest participant of the U.S. host year. On December 1, the United States assumed the G20 2026 Presidency, which coincides with America's 250th birthday. Under President Trump's leadership, the United States is committed to returning the G20 back to its core economic agenda and delivering real economic results. President Trump will host the G20 Leaders' Summit from December 14-15, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami. At the first event of the U.S. G20 presidency, the United States reiterated its core thematic priorities: unleashing economic prosperity by limiting regulatory burdens, unlocking reliable and affordable energy options, and pioneering new innovative technologies. The United States launched working groups to develop concrete deliverables for each of these themes, and also launched an additional working group to identify areas of consensus on trade issues. The four working groups of the U.S. host year focus on key economic issues worthy of discussion by world leaders. For further information, please follow @g20org on X, Facebook, and Instagram. Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe-All | Privacy Policy | Subscriber Help External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  This email was sent to caterresearch9.news@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520