This week, the International Relations Department (DIRCO) confirmed Ebrahim Rasool's return to Washington.
CAPE TOWN - Former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool said that his second stint in the United States as South Africa's ambassador is looking a lot different from his first..
Making the announcement on Tuesday, Minister Ronald Lamola said the president's decision to appoint Rasool was based on the need to appoint someone who could deal with matters in a bipartisan manner. His appointment comes at a critical time as the US prepares to usher in a new Republican government in January.
Rasool served as South Africa’s ambassador to the US between 2010 and 2015 when Barack Obama was in the Oval Office, and will now head to the US under a second Donald Trump administration. "When I came there the first time, it was the afterglow of the World Cup 2010, it was the concern about Nelson Mandela's health, it was a warmth about the liberation movement and the anti-apartheid movement turning 100 years old and added to that, the warmth of the White House and the state department.""Washington remains institutionally what it was, but there is a different political leadership.
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