Media Coverage
The Namibian | 2022-11-08 | By Adam Hartman
New Era | 2022-11-15 | Staff Reporter
Now for the first time, Riaan Eksteen shares his life story in his own words. His experiences and involvement in South Africa’s diplomacy stretched over 27 years. His career started in 1964 when Hendrik Verwoerd was Prime Minister. Subsequently, he served under and received ambassadorial appointments from John Vorster, PW Botha, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. For 20 of those years, he dealt with the Namibian question at close range.
New Era – Read the full version here . . . Riaan Eksteen’s beyond diplomacy
Republikein | 2022-11-21 |Ronelle Rademeyer
In Beyond Diplomacy kry die leser ‘n intieme blik op die lewe van een van Suider-Afrika se bekendste diplomate.
Riaan (Koedoe) Eksteen, wat pas 80 geword het, se diplomatieke loopbaan strek oor 58 jaar – van Hendrik Verwoerd tot Nelson Mandela en daarna.
As professionele diplomaat het hy Suid-Afrika in Washington DC verteenwoordig, by die Verenigde Nasies (VN) in New York asook by die (VN) in Genève