# Presidential envoy Alistair Ruiters believe South Africa’s newly-appointed ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer, will challenge right-wing groups’ claims they are representing Afrikaners. The former minister has wide-ranging diplomatic and political experience. Ruiters says Meyer’s appointment will help enormously to set the record straight. He says there had been a void in Washingtong where the right wing had been engaging with the US State Department. Ruiters says Meyer already knows Washington and his respected reputation will help rebuild the strained ties between the countries.
Envoy Alistair Ruiters believe Meyer will set the record straight