Trump names right-wing media critic Brent Bozell as ambassador to South Africa

Brent Bozell's nomination comes at a time when relations between South Africa and the United States are at a low point.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersTrump names conservative media critic as US ambassador to South Africa 23 hours agoShareSaveBernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonShareSaveGetty ImagesBrent Bozell has founded a number of conservative media organisations, including the Media Research Center. US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Mr Bozell 's nomination follows Washington's expulsion of South Africa's ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump.

The Trump administration has condemned South Africa's legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice over the war in Gaza and has accused its government of discriminating against white South Africans to seize their land.

The nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate.

Mr Bozell, 69, was previously nominated to lead the US Agency for Global Media - a now-closed umbrella organisation that oversaw Voice of America and Radio Free Europe - but the bid was later withdrawn.

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