Amid diplomatic tensions between host South Africa and the Trump Administration, the U.S. will be represented at a meeting of foreign ministers by the acting ambassador to South Africa.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, known as the Group of 20, that starts on Thursday.

Putin's Diplomat Takes Charge at G20 FM Meeting, US "Absent" | Firstpost Africa | N18G South Africa hosts the G20 Foreign Ministers' Summit amid rising geopolitical tensions over wars, conflicts and trade.