G20, Marco Rubio and South Africa

US top diplomat Rubio will not attend G20 meeting in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.
Rubio skipping G20 summit amid tensions with South Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he will skip the G20 summit slated to be held in Johannesburg amid tensions between President Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and the host country South
Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.
Rubio Snubs G20 Summit at Johannesburg After Trump and Musk Criticism of South Africa’s Land Grab
The G20 is a forum for international economic cooperation that was established in 1999.
Marco Rubio shuns G20 meeting in South Africa over ‘equality’ drive
Top US diplomat echoes Donald Trump and Elon Musk in condemning promotion of ‘solidarity’ and ‘sustainability’
Rubio vows to skip Jo’burg G20 amid Trump and Musk’s feud with South Africa
Late last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law that allows the state to seize land without compensation in some circumstances to address racial and other disparities in land ownership, which sparked rapid backlash from inside the White House.
Rubio snubs G20 meeting citing South Africa’s focus on equality
US SECRETARY of State Marco Rubio said he won’t attend a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, citing among his reasons South Africa’s efforts to address inequality. Read more at The Business Times.
Marco Rubio to Skip G20 Meeting in South Africa Amid U.S.-Africa Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting in South Africa, the State Department confirmed Wednesday. The decision comes just days after President Donald Trump warned
Trump's top diplomat pulls out of G20 meeting in South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused South Africa of "anti-Americanism" and said he would not be attending a meeting of G20 foreign ministers later this month in Johannesburg. Rubio made the announcement late Wednesday on X,
Marco Rubio Pulls Out of G20 Summit Over ‘Very Bad’ Focus on DEI and Climate
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, saying the country’s ...
In his G20 salvo, who is Marco Rubio targeting? What signals should India read in the statement?
The Trump administration’s attacks on South Africa could be seen as a part of the ongoing international tussle between the US ...
Rubio to boycott G20 meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he will not attend a meeting of the G20 group in South Africa later this month because Pretoria is "doing very bad things." The decision by the top American ...
Former Minister Naledi Pandor criticises Marco Rubio’s G20 boycott, calls for diplomatic engagement
Dr. Naledi Pandor expresses disappointment over US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's boycott of the G20 summit, but ...
In walking back U.S. claim, Rubio says they have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that Panama charges U.S. government ships to use its canal.
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US Secretary of State Rubio drops bombshell, won’t attend G20 summit in SA, cites ‘anti-Americanism’
Saying ‘South Africa is doing very bad things’, Marco Rubio criticised the country’s G20 themes of ‘solidarity, equality and ...