By Johnathan Paoli
The G20 Leaders’ Summit will conclude on Sunday afternoon with South Africa unlikely to formally hand over the presidency to the United States, following Washington’s unprecedented decision to boycott the two-day gathering of leading and emerging economies.
The South African government said that because the United States sent a delegation lower than the head of state, Pretoria will also send a delegation lower than a head of state to hand over the G20 presidency gavel.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said that the government will not hand over the leaders’ declaration to a deputy ambassador at the summit venue, as this would violate protocol.
Instead, the document will be formally handed to the appropriate US representative at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in Pretoria.
“We will do it at Dirco offices, any time from Monday. Arrangements will be made on the appropriate
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