South Africa Appoints Apartheid-Era Negotiator as New US Ambassador
Roelf Meyer, a former National Party politician who played a crucial role in talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa, has been named the country's new ambassador to the United States.
In a move that reflects the country's ongoing efforts to reconcile its complicated past, South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, a former National Party politician who played a key role in the negotiations to end apartheid, as its new ambassador to the United States.
Meyer, now 77 years old, was a prominent figure during the transition to democracy in the early 1990s. As the National Party's chief negotiator, he worked alongside the African National Congress (ANC) to dismantle the apartheid system and pave the way for the country's first democratic elections in 1994.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}The appointment of Meyer, who is white, to this high-profile diplomatic post is seen as a symbolic gesture of South Africa's commitment to national reconciliation and inclusive governance. It represents a significant shift from the country's past, when the National Party maintained a white-minority rule that oppressed the Black majority.
In a statement, the South African government praised Meyer's
Source: BBC News
