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  2. Kenya–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    United States Embassy, Nairobi. KenyaUnited States relations are bilateral relations between 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 ...

  3. Kenyan Americans - Wikipedia

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    Maryland, North Carolina, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Texas, Southern United States [2] Kenyan Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Kenyan descent and ancestry. As of the 2010 census, there were an estimated 92,638 Kenyan-born persons living in the United States.

  4. Embassy of the United States, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    The Embassy of the United States of America in Nairobi (also known as Embassy Nairobi by the State Department ), located in Nairobi, is home to the diplomatic mission of the United States to the Republic of Kenya. The embassy opened in central Nairobi on 2 March 1964, when the United States established diplomatic relations with Kenya.

  5. List of ambassadors of the United States to Kenya - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Foreign relations of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    After Kenya's independence on 12 December 1963, the United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The embassy in Nairobi was opened on 12 December 1963. Kenya has an embassy in Washington, DC and consulates-general in Los Angeles and New York City. United States has an embassy in Nairobi.

  7. Barack Obama Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Barack Obama Sr. Barack Hussein Obama Sr. ( / ˈbærək huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə /; [8] [9] born Baraka Obama, 18 June 1934 [2] [3] – 24 November 1982) was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995).

  8. 1998 United States embassy bombings - Wikipedia

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    The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two Capital East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania and the other at the United States Embassy in Nairobi , Kenya .

  9. African immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Diversity Visa Program, or green card lottery, is a program created by the Immigration Act of 1990. It allows people born in countries with low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain a lawful permanent resident status. Each year, 50,000 of those visas are distributed at random.