特朗普为南非大使提名的人选, 在关税和外交紧张之下, 面临参议院对美南非关系的审查。 Trump's nominee for South Africa ambassador faced Senate scrutiny over U.S.-South Africa relations amid tariffs and diplomatic tensions.

特朗普总统的美国驻南非大使提名人利奥·布伦特·博泽尔三世(Leo Brent Bozell III)在党派分裂中面临参议院有争议听证会,共和党支持他的提名,民主党质疑他对种族政策和美国-南非关系的立场。 President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, faced a contentious Senate hearing amid partisan divisions, with Republicans backing his nomination and Democrats questioning his stance on race-related policies and U.S.-South Africa relations. 博泽尔承认关系正在恶化,对南非的治理、产权和与伊朗、中国和俄罗斯的结盟表示担忧,同时回避种族移民或投票政策的细节。 Bozell acknowledged deteriorating ties, citing concerns over South Africa’s governance, property rights, and alignment with Iran, China, and Russia, while avoiding specifics on race-based immigration or voting policies. 听证会是在特朗普对南非进口商品征收30%的关税之后举行的, The hearing followed Trump’s imposition of a 30% tariff on South African imports—unlike any other sub-Saharan nation—prompting criticism from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who called the move unilateral. 尽管局势紧张,拉马福萨仍称白宫最近与特朗普举行的一次会议富有成效,而《非洲增长和机会法》的未来仍不确定。 Despite tensions, Ramaphosa described a recent White House meeting with Trump as productive, while uncertainty lingers over the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.