During its 12-month presidency of the group, the United States plans to focus on driving economic growth and prosperity, according to the U.S. State Department.
The next G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held in Miami next year during the United States’ 250th anniversary.
This year’s summit, held on Nov. 22–23 in Johannesburg, was the 20th meeting of the G20 and the first to take place on the African continent.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who just ended a 12-month presidency of G20 this month, refuted Trump’s claim, saying the instruments were handed over to a U.S. Embassy official after the summit. His spokesman, however, said that handing the instruments over to a junior U.S. Embassy official was a breach of protocol that wouldn’t be accommodated.
Ramaphosa also pushed back against Trump’s announcement, saying his country plans to “continue to participate as a full, active, and constructive member of the G20.”
The group is comprised of 19 countries, the European Union, and the African Union. Its members include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
People walk by a large screen TV where South African President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a wooden gavel as he officially closes the G20 leaders’ summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 23, 2025. Jerome Delay/AP Photo
Spain has been a permanent guest since 2008, and several other countries have been invited to summits over the years.
The international organizations that regularly participate are the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.
