New US ambassador to South Africa summoned over 'undiplomatic remarks'
Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country's apartheid past.
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Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country's apartheid past.
South Africa summoned U.S. Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III after he criticized the country's diplomatic ties with Iran and its affirmative action laws, leading to heightened tensions between the two nations.
South Africa's government called in U.S. Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III to explain his 'undiplomatic remarks' regarding the country's racial policies and court decisions, signaling a deepening rift between Pretoria and Washington.
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