# The DA has appointed Ryan Smith as its new Parliamentary spokesperson on international relations. This follows the resignation of Emma Powell from the role. Powell will remain a member of the parliamentary caucus, with a new portfolio to be announced soon. Powell says she was intimidated, threatened and illegally surveilled after she visited the US and accused of spreading misinformation about the country. She wrote in X that as a woman in politics, she understands viscerally the cost of standing up to bullies and the pressures that come with public life.
Emma Powell steps down from the DA’s international relations role in Parliament