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2026-02-18 13:24:09
[New US Ambassador Arrives in South Africa Amid Tensions] South African media reported on the 17th that the newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozel III, has arrived in South Africa. Bozel will officially assume office only after South African President Ramaphosa accepts his credentials. The US Embassy in South Africa confirmed to the media that Bozel has arrived. The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation has not yet commented on Bozel's arrival or the credentials presentation arrangements. Neither the US nor South Africa currently has an ambassador serving in the other's country. Last January, US Ambassador to South Africa, Brigitte Brigham, resigned before Trump's return to the White House. Last March, South African Ambassador to the US, Rasul, was expelled by the US after criticizing Trump at a seminar for "leading a global white supremacist movement." (Xinhua)
