The US declares the South African ambassador 'persona non grata' - citing his criticism of the Trump administration. South Africa expresses regret at the expulsion of its envoy, but is taking no action in return. Can relations be repaired? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Melanie Verwoerd -- Political analyst and former South African ambassador to Ireland Mark Pfeifle -- President of PR firm Off the Record Strategies and former US Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Frank Gerits -- Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations department at Utrecht University Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #UnitedStates #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfricanAmbassadorToTheUS #DonaldTrump #SouthAfricaUSrelations #InsideStory #AlJazeeraEnglish
What's the state of US-South African diplomatic relations? | Inside Story
The US declares the South African ambassador 'persona non grata' - citing his criticism of the Trump administration. South Africa expresses regret at the expulsion of its envoy, but is taking no action in return. Can relations be repaired? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Melanie Verwoerd -- Political analyst and former South African ambassador to Ireland Mark Pfeifle -- President of PR firm Off the Record Strategies and former US Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Frank Gerits -- Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations department at Utrecht University Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #UnitedStates #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfricanAmbassadorToTheUS #DonaldTrump #SouthAfricaUSrelations #InsideStory #AlJazeeraEnglish