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What is Known About Leo Brent Bozell III, Nominated as US Ambassador to South Africa?
What is Known About Leo Brent Bozell III, Nominated as US Ambassador to South Africa?
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Bozell was nominated during a period of strained ties between the United States and South Africa. Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the US, was... 26.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Leo Brent Bozell III was nominated on Tuesday by the US Department of State to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to South Africa.He will replace Reuben Brigety who resigned on January 10, but his nomination must first be confirmed by the US Senate.Key facts about the nominee for US ambassador to South Africa: Although South Africa's new ambassador to the United States has not yet been announced, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this week that reports of white individuals being targeted in South Africa were based on a "completely false narrative."
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What is Known About Leo Brent Bozell III, Nominated as US Ambassador to South Africa?
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Bozell was nominated during a period of strained ties between the United States and South Africa. Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the US, was labeled persona non grata last week due to his remarks regarding the Trump administration.
Leo Brent Bozell III was nominated on Tuesday by the US Department of State to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to South Africa.
He will replace Reuben Brigety who resigned on January 10, but his nomination must first be confirmed by the US Senate.
Key facts about the nominee for US ambassador to South Africa:
US state of Virginia-born Bozell is a conservative activist and writer, who has consistently worked within conservative organizations and movements throughout his career;
The 69-year-old has authored several books on media criticism and conservative politics;
He is known to be an outspoken Israel supporter;
His early work with the National Conservative Political Action Committee involved supporting the election of conservative politicians in the 1980s;
Bozell is the founder of the Media Research Center. The organization focuses on "exposing and countering the leftist bias of the national news media";
Bozell was previously nominated to head the US Agency for Global Media, but his nomination was eventually withdrawn;
His son, Leo Brent Bozell IV, was one of the people who stormed the US Capitol in 2021 and was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison last year.
Although South Africa's new ambassador to the United States has not yet been announced, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this week that reports of white individuals being targeted in South Africa were based on a "completely false narrative."
