Washington, Sept. 6 — President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will host the 2026 G20 Summit in Miami, Florida, marking the first time in nearly two decades the country will stage the high-profile gathering of world leaders.
Speaking at the White House after signing an executive order restoring the Department of Defense’s original name — the Department of War — Trump said the summit would align with America’s semiquincentennial celebrations.
“As we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary next year, the United States will have the honor of hosting exactly that, the G20 summit right here in America for the first time in nearly 20 years,” Trump said. “This afternoon, I’m thrilled to announce that the 2026 G20 conference will be held in one of our country’s greatest cities, beautiful Miami, Florida.”
Trump noted that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will shape the summit’s agenda, while National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett will serve as the principal coordinator for the event.
The last full G20 summit on U.S. soil took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2009 under President Barack Obama’s administration.
The President also addressed this year’s meeting, confirming that he will not attend the 2025 summit in South Africa. Instead, Vice President JD Vance will lead the American delegation. “I won’t be going this year. It’s in South Africa. JD will be going — great vice president. And he looks forward to it. But no, I won’t be going to it,” Trump said.
The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum of advanced and emerging economies created to address global economic challenges. It brings together 19 countries — including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States — along with the European Union and the African Union.
According to the organization, its members account for 85 percent of global Gross Domestic Product, more than three-quarters of international trade, and roughly two-thirds of the world’s population.
