L. Brent Bozell III, who must be confirmed by the Senate, would be stepping into the role at a time when relations between South Africa and the United States are at a low point.

South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, said he would wear his US sanction “as a badge of dignity,” CNN reported on Sunday, following his return to South Africa. Rasool returned home with his wife to crowds of supporters at Cape Town International Airport,