South African Ambassador Has Until Friday to Leave US: State Department

Ebrahim Rasool speaks onstage at the Shared Interest 19th Annual Awards Gala in New York on March 18, 2013. Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Shared Interest

The State Department has imposed a Friday deadline for South Africa’s ambassador to the United States to leave the country.

Ebrahim Rasool’s diplomatic privileges and immunities in the United States expired on Monday, according to officials.