U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africa's ambassador to Washington had been declared persona non grata, signaling worsening relations between the two countries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome in ...

Ties between the United States and South Africa have deteriorated since Trump cut U.S. financial aid to the country.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he had noted the “regrettable expulsion” of the country’s ambassador ...

Sec. Marco Rubio labels South African amb. "PERSONA NON GRATA," kicks him out after claims Pres. Trump was leading global ...

As Marco Rubio calls South Africa’s Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool persona non grata, here is a chronicle of a falling out ...

Marco Rubio declares South African ambassador to US persona non grata after Trump criticism - Declaration comes after Trump ...

Earlier, Rubio declared South African Ambassador to Washington Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata, calling him "a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates the US president." ...

"South Africa's Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country," Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. "We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is ...

The top US diplomat accompanied his post with a link to the Breitbart news outlet, which cites the South African diplomat's outbursts against the American leader ...

The ambassador also claimed Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement was a white supremacist movement sparked out of the increasing diversity in the United States.