US senate confirms Meg Whitman as 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

The US Senate on Thursday approved Margaret (Meg) Cushing Whitman to be Washington’s new ambassador to Kenya, ending more than a year wait for a substantive head of mission to one of its key allies.

The decision by the Senate means the Congress has confirmed Ms Whitman, a former tech chief executive and one of the richest Americans to become President Joe Biden’s envoy to Nairobi.