Numirea lui Meyer are un obiectiv strategic: îmbunătățirea relațiilor cu Statele Unite și restabilirea dialogului cu președintele american Donald Trump, care a criticat deseori politicile administrației sud-africane.
„Roelf Meyer este un sud-african foarte loial și patriot”, a declarat Ramaphosa, subliniind importanța rolului pe care îl va juca noul ambasador la Washington.
Meyer, afrikaner, este cunoscut pentru abilitățile sale de negociere, demonstrate în anii ’90, când a colaborat strâns cu Ramaphosa la desființarea regimului de apartheid. Reprezentând Partidul Național, aflat atunci la putere, Meyer a lucrat alături de Ramaphosa, lider al Congresului Național African (ANC), la redactarea primei constituții democratice a țării și la organizarea primelor alegeri libere.
Deși fără experiență diplomatică în afara țării, Meyer a ocupat poziții-cheie în guvernele conduse de Frederik de Klerk, între 1991 și 1994, inclusiv cea de ministru al apărării și al afacerilor constituționale. Implicarea sa în procesul de reconciliere națională și în promovarea dialogului îl recomandă pentru această nouă provocare.
El a fost principalul reprezentant al Partidului Național, care a introdus apartheidul, în timp ce Ramaphosa a reprezentat Congresul Național African (ANC) condus de Nelson Mandela.
În acea perioadă, cei doi s-au bucurat împreună de o excursie de pescuit și au format o prietenie pe viață.
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