Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool “persona non grata” and accused the diplomat of being a “race-baiting politician” over his ...

Calling a foreign diplomat persona non grata is a strong reprimand that could lead to the official being forced to depart the country. Rasool was South Africa’s ambassador in Washington from ...

The Trump administration is expelling South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool after statements he reportedly made during a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a post on X ...

Cape Town — The Trump administration is expelling South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim ... with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA," Rubio wrote on X. Rasool was speaking ...

after the ambassador's remarks at a seminar in South Africa. Rubio also declared Rasool "persona non grata" in his statement. During the seminar in South Africa, Rasool characterised Trump and his ...

It is highly unusual for the U.S. to expel a foreign ambassador, although lower-ranking diplomats are more frequently targeted with persona non grata status. At the height of U.S.-Russia ...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South Africa’s Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata on Friday (March 14) after his remarks about US President Donald Trump.

"South Africa's Ambassador to the United States is no ... We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA." Trump has criticized South Africa over a land ...

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday declared Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S., persona non grata, calling the envoy a “race-baiting ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said South Africa’s ambassador to the US “is ... to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA.” The South African embassy in Washington ...