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The embassy opened in central Nairobi on 2 March 1964, when the United States established diplomatic relations with Kenya. In 1998, the original embassy was the target of a terrorist attack, after which a new embassy building was constructed in Gigiri, a suburb of Nairobi, in 2003.
After Kenya's independence on December 12, 1963, the United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations.The embassy in Nairobi was established December 12, 1963—Kenya's independence day—with Laurence C. Vass as chargé d’affaires ad interim pending the appointment of an ambassador.
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in two nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African capital cities, one at the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other at the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
There are currently 96 embassies/high commissions in Nairobi and three consulates in Mombasa. [1] ... Embassy of the United States. Consular missions. Nairobi
On 7 August 1998, al Qaeda terrorists detonated a car bomb outside the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 200 dead and thousands wounded. [16] The immediate aftermath strained relations between the United States and Kenya, as Kenyans felt that the United States only cared about the Americans who lost their lives, not the Kenyans. [17]
[31] [32] On the same day, the Australian embassy denied allegations that one of the fatalities was an Australian. [33] Initially both Kenyan and Australian media houses had stated that one of the victims was an Australian citizen and was visiting his girlfriend in Kenya before his death in the attack.
1998 United States embassy bombings The August 7th Memorial Park is located at the 1998 United States embassy bombings scene along Haile Selassie Avenue [ 1 ] in Nairobi , Kenya . [ 2 ] It contains a notice board listing the names of all people that were reported dead after the incident.
Laid a wreath at the memorial to the 1998 United States embassy bombing. [6] Participated in trade and investment discussions; accompanied by business leaders. [7] July 2, 2013 Senegal: Dakar Stopped during return to Washington D.C. [6] December 9–11, 2013 South Africa: Johannesburg Attended the memorial service for former President Nelson ...