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title: "G20 Sherpa Track: Negotiating Stream Explained"
description: "The G20 Sherpa Track is the leaders' representatives' stream that drafts the summit declaration, distinct from the Finance Track run by finance ministries."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The G20 Sherpa Track is the non-financial negotiating stream of the G20, run by leaders' personal representatives who prepare the summit agenda and communiqué.
- How does the Sherpa Track differ from the Finance Track?
- Who serves as a country's G20 sherpa?
- What are G20 engagement groups and how do they connect to the Sherpa Track?
- Why is the G20 Leaders' Declaration not legally binding?

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1. 9 September 2023

   India's sherpa was Amitabh Kant, a former bureaucrat appointed in 2022, who steered negotiations that produced the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted on…

2. 19 November 2024

   The Brazilian presidency of 2024 designated Mauricio Lyrio of Itamaraty as sherpa, culminating in the Rio de Janeiro summit of 18–, which launched the Global…

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