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Jonas Appointed Special Envoy to US

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April 15, 2025

As tension between the United States and South Africa continues to simmer, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as the special envoy to the United States (US).

- Faizel Patel

Jonas' appointment follows the expulsion of the former South African ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool.

Rasool returned to South Africa last month after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled him and stripped him of his diplomatic privileges.

He was declared persona non grata and given just a week to leave the US due to comments he made about the country and the Donald Trump administration during a webinar.

Ramaphosa said Jonas would serve as his official representative and that of government.

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