Contributed photo / Former Sewanee-University of the South Vice Chancellor Reuben E. Brigety II has officially been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to South Africa.Reuben E. Brigety II, former vice chancellor at the University of the South, has officially been nominated as the next U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, according to a statement released by the White House on Friday.
Brigety resigned from his post at the university in December in anticipation of the appointment. He was Sewanee’s first Black vice chancellor.
“I am deeply honored to be officially nominated by President Joe Biden to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Republic of South Africa,” Brigety said in a post to LinkedIn. “I look forward to the confirmation process in the United States Senate.”
Brigety, who currently serves as an adjunct senior fellow for African peace and security issues for the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks three languages and previously held various positions with the State Department, including being an ambassador to the African Union.