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The American Center Nairobi is your guide to learning more about the United States and exploring online resources free of charge. The Center is located in the U.S. Embassy Nairobi and serves students, teachers, researchers, journalists, business professionals and individuals simply interested in broadening their horizons on any topic.
In addition to offering programs by guest speakers, the American Center offers a wide array of information on subjects including:
Membership to the American Center is free by filling out the online membership form and includes free internet, eLibraryUSA, data bases, over 2000 books, U.S. magazines, videos and audiobooks.
Staff at the American Center are available to answer any questions. Contact information:
The American Center does not answer queries about visas to the United States or about other consular matters. For consular information, please check the Consular pages of our website.
Please call: 020 363 6451 or 254 70 963 6451
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 020 363 6451 or 254 70 963 6451
Outside of Kenya: +254 20 363 6451
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