ANC declines meetings with Bozell until Ramaphosa officially accepts his credentials
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ANC Rejects US Ambassador Without Presidential ApprovalANC refuses meetings with Leo Brent Bozell until President Ramaphosa formally accepts his ambassador credentials next month.
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- The ANC does not recognize Leo Brent Bozell as the US ambassador until President Ramaphosa officially accepts his credentials.
- Although Bozell has held several meetings, the ANC considers him illegitimate without the head of state's formal acceptance.
- Bozell currently holds limited immunity that will only upgrade to full diplomatic status after presenting credentials to Ramaphosa.
- The ANC is organizing a Human Rights Day march to defend South Africa’s sovereignty against external political pressures.
No. He is an ambassador-designate until he presents his credentials to the president. Only then he becomes the ambassador of the US to South Africa.— Nomvula Mokonyane, ANC deputy secretary-general, on the status of the US ambassador-designate
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