US representative will attend G20 handover in South Africa but won't take part in talks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa address the media with EU leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
| November 20, 2025 10:30 AM
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A representative from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa will attend the formal handover ceremony at the end of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, but Washington still won't take part in any talks, a White House official said Thursday.
The official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, was responding to comments by South Africa's president that the United States had indicated that it had a “change of mind” over its boycott at the “11th hour.”
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