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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.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Kenya. There are currently 96 embassies/high commissions in Nairobi and three consulates in Mombasa. [1] Honorary consulates are not listed below. Diplomatic missions in Kenya
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
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In the wake of the devastating August 1998 terrorist attack on Embassy Nairobi, he served as Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. (CDA) there, from May 1999 until September 1999. He was Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs (MCCA) at Embassy Moscow from 1995 to 1997 and MCCA at Embassy Bonn from 1994 to 1995. From 1991 to January 1993, he was DCM at ...
Since virtually each embassy now has an RSO, the term is largely anachronistic. In some cases, an RSO may regionally oversee security at consulates and other U.S. presence facilities from an embassy within a country. At an embassy, the RSO reports directly to the deputy chief of mission, who in turn reports directly to the ambassador.
Kenya–United States relations are bilateral relations between the Republic of Kenya and the United States. Kenya and the United States have long been close allies and have enjoyed cordial relations since Kenya's independence. Relations became even closer after Kenya's democratic transition of 2002 and subsequent improvements in human rights.