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South Africa's diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was welcomed as a hero in his home in Cape Town. But his departure marked an unusually big step in deteriorating ties between Washington and Pretoria.The crowds ...
The consensus is that it was Ebrahim Rasool’s responsibility to hold his tongue, a kind of golden rule in diplomacy.
Secretary Rubio publicly berated Ambassador Rasool in a most undiplomatic tweet on March 14, writing: “South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country. Ebrahim ...
Ebrahim Rasool, former South African Ambassador to the US, returns home to a hero's welcome after being declared 'persona non grata' by the Trump administration.
“We don’t come here to say we are anti-American,” Rasool said to the crowd. “We are not here to call on you to throw away our ...
The Trump administration escalated its rift with South Africa by declaring the country’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata—a rare diplomatic rebuke typically reserved for lower ...
The South African presidency has expressed regret over the expulsion of its ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the United States.
The South African presidency on Saturday said the expulsion of its Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, is “regrettable.” The presidency disclosed this in a short statement ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday declared Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, persona non grata, saying “he is no longer welcome in our great country.” ...