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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has selected Roelf Meyer, a celebrated figure in the country's transition from apartheid, to serve as South Africa's next ambassador to the United States. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed the appointment to Reuters, signaling Pretoria's intent to rebuild a diplomatic relationship that has grown increasingly strained under the Trump administration.
Meyer, 78, brings a remarkable political legacy to the role. An Afrikaner himself, he began his parliamentary career in 1979 under P.W. Botha before rising to serve as Minister of Defence and later Minister of Constitutional Affairs under President F.W. de Klerk. He earned widespread recognition as the National Party's chief negotiator during the pivotal 1993 talks that dismantled apartheid and paved the way for South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. He subsequently served in Nelson Mandela's historic unity government, cementing his reputation as a bridge-builder across racial and political divides.
Ramaphosa, who himself served as the African National Congress's chief negotiator during those same landmark negotiations, personally praised Meyer as a dedicated advocate for a non-racial South Africa. The two men are credited with breaking several critical deadlocks during those historic discussions.
The ambassadorial post has remained vacant since March 2025, when former Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was expelled following a falling-out with the Trump administration. Bilateral relations have remained tense ever since, largely due to Trump's unverified claims regarding the alleged persecution of white Afrikaners in South Africa and his subsequent creation of a refugee programme targeting that group — a move Pretoria has condemned as a racially preferential immigration policy.
Meyer's Afrikaner heritage, combined with his internationally respected record as a negotiator and peacemaker, positions him as a uniquely credible voice to help restore trust and open dialogue between Washington and Pretoria during this diplomatically challenging period.
