US-SA relations boil over: Rasool expelled over Trump utterances

Zainul Dawood

There are diverse views on South Africa’s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool's expulsion from the USA on Friday, after sharing his opinion on Donald Trump’s presidency during a webinar. Rasool previously served as SA ambassador to the US during the Barack Obama administration between 2010 and 2015. He was re-appointed in January 2025, as ambassador during the Joe Biden and then Donald Trump administration. The webinar was held by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra) where Rasool made the remarks. The theme was 'Implications of changes in US administrations for SA and Africa'. During the webinar, Rasool said people should get hold of the framework document of South Africa’s national interests — because this is going to be a guide for SA during these very turbulent moments that we are navigating…

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