Bruce said the meeting with South African embassy staff was on Friday. Rubio's post went out at 4:42 p.m. on Friday.

Phone calls to the South African Embassy seeking comment, made at the end of the work day, were not answered. Rasool previously served as his country’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2010 to 2015 ...

The latest available migrant data from South Africa from the United Nations shows that the UK has the biggest population of ...

Bruce said the meeting with South African embassy staff was on Friday. Rubio’s post went out at 4:42 p.m. on Friday.

Bruce said the meeting with South African embassy staff was on Friday. Rubio's post went out at 4:42 p.m. on Friday. ___ Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, contributed.

Bruce said the meeting with South African embassy staff was on Friday. Rubio’s post went out at 4:42 p.m. on Friday. ___ Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, contributed.

South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington on Dec. 6, 2013. ( (Cliff Owen / Associated Press))© (Cliff Owen / Associated Press) ...

FILE - South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department ...

Bruce said the meeting with South African embassy staff was on Friday. Rubio’s post went out at 4:42 p.m. on Friday. ___ Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, contributed.