FF Plus to engage with White House officials on bilateral visit to US
The organisation will also take part in a discussion at American conservative think tank, the Hudson Institute, in Washington, DC. The FF Plus said the theme of the discussion in Washington was "An Afrikaner perspective on US–South Africa relations", and took place on Monday night, South African time. The FF Plus has joined other parties and organisations that've already been to the US to engage with the current administration, like the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Afrikaner lobby group, AfriForum. The Hudson Institute states on its website that the Afrikaner community of South Africa "has received significant news coverage" in the United States since President Donald Trump announced that he would grant members of the group refugee status. It said this and other issues related to the Afrikaners had been "key stressors" in the US and South Africa relationship and were major points of discussion between Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa during their recent meeting in the Oval Office. The delegation includes FF Plus leader, Dr Corné Mulder, Dr Theo de Jager, CEO of the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), an organisation representing family farmers, and Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of the National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA).
The FF Plus said its message to the US was that everyone should work and build together "to once again make South Africa a winning nation".
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