# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola is on a working visit to the US, where he will attend a series of engagements in Washington, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. His visit comes just days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions targeting South Africans accused of race‑based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. Lamola, who has rejected Washington’s allegations, is set to attend a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event and hold courtesy meetings with members of Congress.
Minister Lamola is in the US days after the Trump administration announced new visa restrictions