The G20 operates without a permanent secretariat or staff . The group 's chair rotates annually among the members and is selected from a different regional grouping of countries . The incumbent chair establishes a temporary secretariat for the duration of its term , which coordinates the group 's work and organizes its meetings . The current chair of the G20 is Japan . The 2018 chair was Argentina , which hosted the 2018 Summit in Buenos Aires . The 2020 chair will be Saudi Arabia , which will host the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit . The 2021 summit will be held in Italy
2020 G20 Riyadh summit
2020 G20 Riyadh summit
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