President will not hand over to a Chargé d’ Affaires: Magwenya

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the Summit in Johannesburg.

The President will not hand over to a Charge’ d’ Affaires.

— Vincent Magwenya (@SpokespersonRSA) November 20, 2025

The White House earlier released a short statement saying its chargé d’ affaires in Pretoria would attend the declaration handover ceremony as a formality at the end of the G20 Summit this weekend.

Ramaphosa had said he welcomed what he said appeared to be renewed interest from the US to participate in some form.

However, the White House has firmly denied that the US will be attending the G20 Summit.

This comes as world leaders start arriving in South Africa.