UPDATE - 18th May 2011: This is a list of the G20 Sherpas - or most of them and it will be up-dated as new information comes in. If you can fill in some of the missing information, then email
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For those not familar with the term, a Sherpa is the President or Prime Minister's personal representative responsible for negotiating the outcome document at international events such as the G8 and G20. The Sherpa is usually a senior diplomat, civil servant or in some cases, politician. There are also Sous-Sherpas - usually a finance sous-sherpa and a foreign affairs sous-sherpa who report to the main Sherpa. There are also Yaks, but I am not sure what they are.
Most G8 countries, except Canada, have only one Sherpa who deals with both the G8 and G20 negotiations. Canada has one Sherpa for the G20 (more senior) and one for the G8.
G20/G8 Sherpa List
20th October 2010
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Country |
Name & Position |
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Argentina |
G20 Sherpa: Mr Alfredo Chiaradía Sous-Sherpa Finance: Ministro Hugo Javier Gobbi EXPOSITOR |
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Australia |
G20 Sherpa: Gordon de Brouwer |
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Brazil |
G20 Sherpa: Ambassador Pedro Luiz Carneiro de Mendonça, Undersecretary-General for Economic and Technological Affairs,
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Canada |
G20 Sherpa: Louis Lévesque, Deputy Minister of International Trade G8 Sherpa: Gérald Cossette, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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China |
G20 Sherpa: Cui Tiankai
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EU |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Joao Vale de Almeida |
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EU Chair |
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France |
G20 Sherpa: Xavier Musca, Chief Secretary, Elysee Palace G8 Sherpa: M. Levitte Sous-Sherpa Finance: Delphine d’Amarzit Sous-Sherpa Foreign Affairs: C. Masset |
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Germany |
G20 Sherpa (interim): Joerg Asmussen, Parliamentary State Secretarty, Ministry of Finance G8 Sherpa (interim): Uwe Corsepius, European Affairs, German Chancellory |
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India |
G20 Sherpa: Dr Montek Ahluwalia
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Indonesia |
G20 Sherpa: Mr. Mahendra Siregar, Vice Minister of Trade, Ministry of Trade |
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Italy |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Bruno Archi, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa: Mr. Alessandro Busacca Finance Sous-Sherpa: Mr. Carlo Monticelli. |
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Japan |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Yoichi Otabe
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Mexico |
G20 Sherpa: Ambassador Lourdes Aranda, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
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Russia |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Arkady Dvorkovich
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Saudi Arabia |
G20 Sherpa: Dr. Hamad Al Bazai
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South Africa |
Finance Sous Sherpa: Alan Hirsch |
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South Korea |
G20 Sherpa: Lee Jong-hwa |
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Turkey |
G20 Sherpa: Mr.Hakk? Akil, Ambassador, Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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United Kingdom |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Jon Cuncliffe, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Europe and Global Issues
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United States |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Michael Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Finance Sous-Sherpa: Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Treasury. G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa: Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State. |
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UN |
G20 Sherpa: Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) |
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OECD |
G20 Sherpa: Ms. Gabriela Ramos |
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World Bank |
G20 Sherpa: Caroline Anstey, Vice-President, External Affairs |
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IMF |
G20 Sherpa: John Lipsky, Deputy Director |
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ASEAN |
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