Rasool was declared persona non grata by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a post on X on March 14. Rubio said Rasool was a "race-baiting politician" who hates the U.S. and Trump.

Former South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, greets relatives and supporters upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport on March 23, 2025.

Trump cuts financial aid to South Africa 01:45. Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa's Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country.In a ...

South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country and labeled persona non grata by the Trump administration, arrived home on Sunday to a warm welcome ...

Rasool started his tenure by presenting his credentials to then-President Joe Biden on January 13, a week before Trump took office, according to the South African embassy's website.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.

South Africa's diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was welcomed as a hero in his home in Cape Town. But his departure marked an unusually big step in deteriorating ties between Washington and Pretoria.The ...

South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, in Washington in 2013. Credit... Cliff Owen/Associated Press. By Edward Wong and John Eligon. March 14, 2025.

The Trump administration escalated its rift with South Africa by declaring the country’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata—a rare diplomatic rebuke typically reserved for lower ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday designated the South African ambassador to the Washington Ebrahim Rasool as a Persona Non Grata, branding Rasool a "race-bating politician." https://x ...

Former South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, greets relatives and supporters upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport on March 23, 2025.