G20, Marco Rubio and South Africa

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 support for DEI and climate change policies are “very bad things.” “I will NOT attend the G20 summit,
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.
U.S. Top Diplomat Rubio Will Not Attend G20 Meeting in South Africa
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - 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, February 5, 2025, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.
Rubio, Trump’s top diplomat, to skip G20 over ‘anti-Americanism’
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he will skip Group of 20 talks in South Africa amid an escalating spat between Washing and Pretoria over a controversial land expropriation law. Rubio’s announcement on Wednesday came days after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to South Africa over its passage of legislation allowing the seizure of land without compensation in certain circumstances.
Rubio Says He’ll Skip G-20 Meeting in South Africa Over Land Law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, citing among his reasons South Africa’s new land-expropriation law, which has been assailed by President Donald Trump.
Marco Rubio refuses to visit South Africa for G-20 summit, accuses government of 'doing very bad things'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that he will not be attending the G-20 summit in Johannesburg as a protest against the South African government.
‘South Africa doing very bad things’: US secretary of state Marco Rubio to skip G20 summit
Rubio's announcement comes two days after Trump hit out at South Africa over land reforms aimed at redressing inequalities perpetrated during the apartheid era.
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Rubio Snubs G20 Summit at Johannesburg After Trump and Musk Criticism of South Africa’s Land Grab
Secretary Rubio is skipping the G20 summit at Johannesburg later this month, echoing the sentiment of President Trump and ...
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US Secretary of State refuses to go to South Africa for G20 meeting. What is the reason
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not go to the meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 countries, which will be held ...
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Rubio Snubs G20, Piles on South Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is refusing to attend this month's G20 meeting in South Africa, days after President Trump ...
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 ...
US skipping G20 talks due to S. Africa's 'anti-American' agenda: Rubio
In a post on X that took on the tone of Trump, Rubio said he would boycott the G20 talks of foreign ministers in Johannesburg ...
U.S. to boycott next G20 meeting in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, he said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African ...
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Trump ‘likely’ to skip G20 in Joburg - expert
Wits University’s Prof John Stremlau says that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to skip the G20 meeting in South ...
U.S. to boycott G20 meeting because of South Africa’s diversity push
The U.S. boycott of the Johannesburg G20 meeting appears to be part of a larger campaign against South Africa by right-wing U ...
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The G20 goes ahead, says government, as Rubio announces a US boycott
The G20 will go ahead despite the boycott by the US announced by its secretary of state overnight, says Department of International Relations and Cooperation Director-General and G20 sherpa Zane ...