UPDATE - 23rd April - Number of changes and up-dates: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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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.
Some G8 countries, including Canada, Germany and France have only two Sherpas - one for the G8 and one for the G20 - the other G8 countries combine the role into one position.
G20/G8 Sherpa List
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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: Mr Carlos Marcio CONZENDEY
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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: Mr Antonio Jose CABRAL |
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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: Ambassador Shin'ichi NISHIMIYA, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa: Mr Takeshi YAGI, Director-Genera, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Finance Sous Sherpa:
Mr Tatsuo YAMASAKI, Senior Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
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Mexico |
G20 Sherpa: Ambassador Lourdes Aranda, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
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Russia |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Arkady Dvorkovich Russia has an interdepartmental G8 & G20 advisory council. Click here to see the members. |
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Saudi Arabia |
G20 Sherpa: Dr. Hamad Al Bazai
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South Africa |
G20 Sherpa: Ambassador Sipho George NENE Finance Sous Sherpa: Alan Hirsch |
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South Korea |
G20 Sherpa: Dr LEE Jong-hwa |
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Turkey |
G20 Sherpa: Mr. Mehmet GUCUK |
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United Kingdom |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Jon CUNLIFFE, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Europe and Global Issues
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United States |
G8/G20 Sherpa: Michael FORMAN, 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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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
G20 Sherpa: Mr Geoff LAMB, Managing Director, Public Policy |
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ASEAN |
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