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Chiefs of Mission for Kenya
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Chiefs of Mission
- Laurence Coolidge Vass (1909–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, December 12, 1963–
- William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 2, 1964–May 1, 1966
- Glenn Walker Ferguson (1929–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1966–April 7, 1969
- Robinson McIlvaine (1913–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 30, 1969–April 4, 1973
- Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 22, 1974–April 26, 1977
- Wilbert John LeMelle (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 10, 1977–June 28, 1980
- William Caldwell Harrop (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 10, 1980–September 1, 1983
- Gerald Eustis Thomas (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 9, 1983–September 29, 1986
- Elinor Greer Constable (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1986–September 29, 1989
- Smith Hempstone Jr. (1929–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1989–February 26, 1993
- Aurelia Erskine Brazeal (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 21, 1993–September 11, 1996
- Prudence Bushnell (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1996–May 22, 1999
- Johnnie Carson (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 23, 1999–July 6, 2003
- William M. Bellamy (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 2003–June 25, 2006
- Michael Edward Ranneberger (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 2006–May 4, 2011
- Jonathan Scott Gration (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 18, 2011–July 23, 2012
- Robert Frank Godec (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 15, 2013–February 1, 2019
- Kyle McCarter (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 12, 2019–
Other Nominees
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