South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador

Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.

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South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who helped negotiate the end of white minority rule in his country in the 1990s, as the next ambassador to the United States, according to local media.

Meyer’s appointment is seen as a sign that Pretoria is aiming to improve its relations with Washington following a “turbulent year”, according to the South African Broadcasting Corporation.