# President Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly set to name veteran politician Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s ambassador to the US. The 78-year-old was a member of Parliament from 1979 to 1997 and was the chief negotiator for the National Party government during the negotiations to end apartheid. He also worked on the drafting of South Africa’s democratic constitution. Meyer will replace Ebrahim Rasool, who was declared persona non grata in 2025 by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, over his criticism of president Donald Trump’s administration and its policies.
Ramaphosa is poised to name Roelf Meyer as the country’s next ambassador to the US