External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Atlanta and then Antigua and Barbuda for multilateral meetings and bilateral engagements between October 30 and November 4, the MEA announced.

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• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced the itinerary at a briefing in New Delhi on October 28, 2026.
• Jaishankar will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, United States, on October 30 and 31.
• He will also take part in a Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the sidelines and hold bilateral talks with counterparts.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting the G20 ministerial.
• The US says the talks will focus on supply chains, freedom of navigation, and energy and food security.
• The meeting is meant to set the stage for President Donald Trump's G20 Leaders' Summit.
• From Atlanta, Jaishankar will travel to St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, to lead India's delegation at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
• CHOGM will be held from November 1 to 4, with the theme of accelerating partnerships and investment for a prosperous Commonwealth.
• The previous Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in New Delhi in May 2026, attended by Rubio.
• The G20 has 19 countries plus the European Union and the African Union, covering about 85 per cent of global GDP.
• The G20 has no permanent secretariat, and its presidency rotates annually among members.