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Héctor Ríos Morales

Marco Rubio to Skip G20 Meeting in South Africa After Calling Country Anti-American

Marco Rubio at his Senate confirmation hearing (Credit: Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the G20 international forum that starts on Feb. 20 after criticizing host South Africa's policies as anti-American.

The move comes nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping all aid to South Africa over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group.

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