“The US embassy in Nairobi is pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Robert F Godec, who assumed duty as Charg’e d ‘Affaires of the US Mission in Kenya beginning August 27, 2012.  Though not new to Kenya, Godec served in the U.S Embassy in the late 1990s in a different position. Having served as the U.S Ambassador for three years from 2006 in Tunisia, he currently serves as the Principle Deputy Coordinator in the Bureau of Counterterrorism at the U.S Department of State.

Ambassador Godec takes his new task having had great experience after serving in U.S government as a Deputy Coordinator for Iraq, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S Embassy Pretoria, South Africa and also as the Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.”