Ramaphosa chooses Roelf Meyer as SA’s next ambassador to US
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer as South Africa's Ambassador to the US. Meyer, 78, was a key figure in the 1993 talks to end apartheid and later served as a minister in Nelson Mandela's government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer as South Africa's Ambassador to the US. Meyer will fill the position left vacant since the last ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled last year. Meyer was the chief representative of the white minority National Party government during the 1993 talks to end apartheid. He later served as a minister in the multi-party government led by Nelson Mandela. Ramaphosa was the chief negotiator for the African National Congress at the time. The appointment aims to strengthen relations between South Africa and the US.
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