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COVID-19 Travel Guidance for U.S. Citizens

The CDC requires all air passengers entering the U.S. (including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days.

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Emergency Information and Contacts

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Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2022 Grants Program

The U. S. Embassy, Kenya is pleased to announce the start of applications for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 Grants Program.

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Location & Information

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Eric W. Kneedler

Chargé d’Affaires

Chargé d’Affaires

Eric W. Kneedler became Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 20, 2021. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Eric previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Nairobi, Counselor for Political Affairs in Nairobi and Manila, Deputy Political Counselor in Bangkok. He speaks French, Indonesian and Thai.

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Eric W. Kneedler

Chargé d’Affaires

Joseph R. Biden

President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris

Vice President of the United States

Antony J. Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State

President of the United States

President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.

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Joseph R. Biden

Vice President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.

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Kamala Harris

U.S. Secretary of State

Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.

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Joseph R. Biden

President of the United States

Joseph R. Biden

President of the United States

President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.

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Kamala D. Harris

Vice President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris

Vice President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.

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Antony J. Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State

Antony J. Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State

Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.

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U.S. Department of State Reports

Human Rights Report

2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Trafficking in Persons Report 2021

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2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Kenya

Policy & History

U.S.-Kenya Relationship

The U.S. Embassy to Kenya opened in 1964.

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History

From 1895 until 1963, the area that later became modern Kenya was under British rule.

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