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List of ambassadors of Kenya to the United States

Coordinates: 38°54′46.1″N 77°3′1″W / 38.912806°N 77.05028°W / 38.912806; -77.05028
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Ambassador of Kenya to the United States
Embassy of Kenya in Washington, D.C.
Embassy of Kenya in Washington, D.C.
since November 18, 2014
Inaugural holderBurudi Nabwera
FormationApril 8, 1964

The Kenyan ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Nairobi to the Government of the United States.

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations President of Kenya List of presidents of the United States Term end
April 8, 1964 Embassy opened Jomo Kenyatta Lyndon B. Johnson
March 17, 1964 April 8, 1964 Burudi Nabwera Jomo Kenyatta Lyndon B. Johnson
April 29, 1969 May 6, 1969 Leonard Oliver Kibinge Jomo Kenyatta Richard Nixon
December 19, 1974 Bernard Adundo Chargé d'affaires Jomo Kenyatta Gerald Ford
April 20, 1976 Ernest Muriuki Mungai Chargé d'affaires Jomo Kenyatta Gerald Ford
March 14, 1977 March 23, 1977 John Peter Mbogua Jomo Kenyatta Jimmy Carter
June 23, 1983 Gideon W. Uku Chargé d'affaires Daniel Arap Moi Ronald Reagan
January 26, 1984 March 13, 1984 Wafula Wabuge Daniel Arap Moi Ronald Reagan
June 5, 1986 June 23, 1986 Sospeter Onuko Mageto Daniel Arap Moi Ronald Reagan
February 29, 1988 March 22, 1988 Denis Daudi Afande Daniel Arap Moi Ronald Reagan
June 23, 1994 Benjamin Edgar Kipkorir Died on May 20, 2015 Daniel Arap Moi Bill Clinton
December 10, 1997 March 16, 1998 Samson Kipkoech Chemai Chief Executive of KPTC has been appointed Chairman of Kenya Airports Authority Daniel Arap Moi Bill Clinton
July 11, 2000 September 5, 2000 Yusuf Abdulrahman Nzibo Daniel Arap Moi Bill Clinton/George W. Bush
May 24, 2004 July 15, 2004 Leonard Njogu Ngaithe Mwai Kibaki George W. Bush
September 5, 2006 August 10, 2010 Peter Nicholas Rateng’Oginga Ogego [1] Mwai Kibaki George W. Bush
July 27, 2010 September 12, 2006 Elkanah Odembo Absalom Mwai Kibaki Barack Obama
November 13, 2014 May 18, 2019 Robinson Njeru Githae Uhuru Kenyatta Barack Obama
May 3, 2019[2][3] Lazarus Ombai Amayo Uhuru Kenyatta

William Ruto (Since 13 September 2022)

Donald Trump

Joe Biden (Since January 20, 2021)

38°54′46.1″N 77°3′1″W / 38.912806°N 77.05028°W / 38.912806; -77.05028

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References

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  1. ^ Peter Nicholas Rateng’Oginga Ogego
  2. ^ "Githae transferred from Washington DC to Vienna, Austria". KSN News. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet Kenya's New Ambassador To US, Lazarus Amayo". Diaspora Messenger.
  4. ^ Chief of Protocol, [1]