South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States.

Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

So who is Meyer and will his appointment help improve ties between the two countries?

South Africa has appointed a prominent Afrikaner politician, Roelf Meyer, to the ambassadorial role in Washington.

Peacemaker, businessman, veteran politician and son of a white, Afrikaans-speaking farmer, Meyer was chosen by President ...