FM Sitharaman lands in U.S. for six-day visit for G-20 talks and meeting with business leaders

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Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman. File. | Photo Credit: AP

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman landed in the US for a six-day visit, during which she will participate in the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting and hold talks with CEOs and business leaders to discuss investment opportunities.

Ms. Sitharaman arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Thursday (August 28, 2026) following a three-day visit to Canada, where she took part in the inaugural India-Canada Economic and Financial Dialogue.

She was welcomed by the Indian Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Namgya C Khampa and the Consul General of India in Chicago, Somnath Ghosh, according to an official statement.

Ms. Sitharaman is on a nine-day joint visit to Canada and U.S., which is scheduled to end on September 2.

While in Chicago, the minister will participate in a roundtable conference with prominent investors and engage with leading CEOs, presidents and senior representatives of the private sector, the statement said.

The discussions will focus on India's investment opportunities, economic outlook and areas for strengthening business and investment partnerships between India and the United States.

Ms. Sitharaman will also visit the Polsky Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, where she will exchange perspectives on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology commercialisation and strengthening linkages with India's rapidly expanding startup and innovation ecosystem, it said.

The Union Finance Minister will later interact with members of the Indian community in Chicago.

She will also lead an Indian delegation at the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, which is being held under the presidency of the United States.

The meeting, scheduled for August 31 and September 1, will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors and senior economic officials from G20 members to deliberate on key global economic and financial issues, it said.

The meeting follows the G-20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting scheduled for August 29 and 30.

India's participation in the G-20 Finance Track provides an important platform to contribute to discussions on global economic growth and stability, international financial cooperation and other issues of significance to emerging and advanced economies, the official statement said.