Joe Biden nominates ex-HP boss as US ambassador to Kenya

Margaret 'Meg' Whitman.

Former Hewlett Packard (HP) CEO and president Margaret 'Meg' Whitman has been nominated as America’s ambassador to Kenya. PHOTO | AFP

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated former Hewlett Packard (HP) CEO and president Margaret Cushing Whitman as America’s ambassador to Kenya.

"Margaret C. Whitman (Meg), a business executive and former candidate for Governor of California, is a Member of the Board of Procter & Gamble and General Motors, and National Board Chair at Teach for America," White House said in a dispatch.