Roelf Meyer’s appointment followed the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool by Washington last year for criticizing the Trump administration South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country’s next ambassador to the US, more than a year after Washington expelled former envoy Ebrahim Rasool. Ramaphosa’s spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, confirmed the appointment to Reuters on Tuesday. Meyer, 78, is best known as the National Party’s chief negotiator in the