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Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa actively opposed fight to end apartheid

c/worldnews · u/cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 143 points

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Brent_Bozell_III

He had been nominated in January to head the US AGM but now that it is being dismantled he's nominated for ambassador to South Africa instead.

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u/double_quack@lemm.ee · 2 points

Oh, that's what I missed, I read the header with my mind in the previous expulsion, so I thought US now picked a guy to represent South Africa.

Thanks!

u/cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 7 points

Can a country “choose” the ambassador of another country? That’s counterintuitive to me

Countries choose their own ambassador ***to*** another country. The nominee this article is about is from the US.

Separately however, countries can choose to accept or reject the ambassadors other countries send to them. It's very uncommon to reject them, but actually South Africa’s ambassador to the US was expelled earlier this month. I wouldn't be surprised if South Africa doesn't accept Bozell.

u/DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 3 points

I only know what I know from the Behind the Bastards episodes about him, and it's kinda difficult to summarize:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Ks-RN8zOI

u/DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 11 points

It was Clarence Thomas himself, he worked with pro apartied South African Lobbyists during the Reagan era and with their lobby, The Lincoln Review:

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/08/opinion/l-judge-thomas-s-south-africa-connection-needs-clarification-858891.html

As for Musk, let's just say it was all of them.

u/DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 27 points

So did Elon's parents, or was it his grandparents... so did Clarence Thomas or was it his idol, I forget. There's too many villans to keep track of now. We need to cull some.

u/double_quack@lemm.ee · 0 points

Can a country "choose" the ambassador of another country? That's counterintuitive to me