US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III gave a diplomatic reply in regards to the alleged genocide of white residents.
He was talking on the sidelines of the credentials ceremony on Wednesday, the place President Cyril Ramaphosa formally welcomed ambassadors to the nation.
The US confirmed Bozell as ambassador to South Africa in December 2025 following the resignation of former US ambassador to South Africa Reuben E. Brigety II.
US AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIES TO SA
When questioned about US President Donald Trump’s claims of genocide being dedicated in South Africa towards white folks, Bozell stated whereas there are challenges within the nation, he wished to deal with the positives.
“As I informed President Ramaphosa, that is the artwork of the attainable that we’ve got to take a look at. There are those that wish to sow discord between our two international locations, perceive that I’m not one among them. I’m the one who’s looking for options,” stated the ambassador to South Africa.
Emphasising respect whereas welcoming a number of international locations’ ambassadors to South Africa, Ramaphosa stated:
“As president, each time I appoint ambassadors and excessive commissioners to your nation, I count on them to respect your nation’s sovereignty and promote good relations between our two nations, and promote commerce and funding alternatives in our respective international locations. I additionally count on them to advertise South Africa’s tradition and worth system, and strengthen people-to-people relations between our numerous peoples.”
US SPECIAL REFUGEE PROGRAMME
Trump’s claims of genocide led to the creation of the US Particular Refugee Programme. The South African authorities has remained agency that the claims are inaccurate and disrespect the nation’s constitutional processes.
In opposition to this backdrop, South Africa has continued to push again on the narrative at each diplomatic and coverage ranges.
In a press release launched by the Division of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation (Dirco), the declare of a “white genocide” in South Africa is described as extensively discredited and unsupported by dependable proof. Dirco added that that is additional evidenced by an open letter from distinguished members of the Afrikaner neighborhood, who’ve publicly rejected the narrative.
