Trump administration nominates Leo Brent Bozell III as new US ambassador to SA

Key topics:.Trump nominates conservative activist Leo Brent Bozell III as SA ambassador.US-South Africa ties strained over ICJ case and halted foreign aid.SA ambassador to US expelled after calling Trump supporters supremacists..Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here..Support South Africa's bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here..If you prefer WhatsApp for updates, sign up to the BizNews channel here..By Antony Sguazzin ___STEADY_PAYWALL___.US President Donald Trump's administration has nominated Leo Brent Bozell III, a conservative activist and writer, to be the country's ambassador to South Africa. .The nomination, published on the US Congress' website, comes amid strained ties between the two nations. Trump has been critical of South Africa on several fronts, including for a case it brought before the International Court of Justice accusing Israel, a top American ally, of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip..Trump, in an executive order, halted foreign aid to the nation and declared that the US refugee system would give priority to Afrikaner "victims of unjust racial discrimination," claiming that South Africa was expropriating their land. Senior members of his administration have skipped Group of 20 meetings in South Africa, which is the current president of the grouping..The South African authorities have not confiscated any private land since the end of apartheid in 1994..Earlier this month Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the US, was expelled after he made comments on a webinar saying that Trump and his supporters were a "supremacist" movement." South Africa is yet to announce a replacement..Bozell is the founder of the Media Research Center, which says it works to "expose and counter the leftist bias of the national news media," according to its website. .© 2025 Bloomberg L.P..Joel Pollak said the following on X last week:.Read also:.🔒 Rubio declares South African envoy 'Persona Non Grata' over Trump remarks, escalating diplomatic feudRamaphosa's risky foreign policy: Backing ICJ warrants, straining US tiesRubio says he'll skip G20 meeting in South Africa over land law

Trump administration nominates Leo Brent Bozell III as new US ambassador to SA

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