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title: "Watch – Redi Tlhabi has advice for America’s new ambassador to South Africa"
description: "In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, and the recent rebuke from Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. Drawing on her own experience of living abroad, from the United States to London, she offers four tips on what it means to enter a new society as a guest, why understanding local sensitivities matters, and how diplomacy can unravel when those lessons are ignored."
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published: "2026-03-13T17:04:47"
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# Watch – Redi Tlhabi has advice for America’s new ambassador to South Africa

> In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, and the recent rebuke from Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. Drawing on her own experience of living abroad, from the United States to London, she offers four tips on what it means to enter a new society as a guest, why understanding local sensitivities matters, and how diplomacy can unravel when those lessons are ignored.

By Redi Tlhabi · Published 13 March 2026, 19:04 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCmCeX37fKc)

This episode was made possible thanks to [The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom](https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa).

You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast [here](https://open.spotify.com/show/59LYbrnDnmsupzBh9Sb9dH?si=9ea830a251094765).

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