US President Barack Obama is set to
announce the first
American ambassador to Somalia since the civil war erupted more than 20 years
ago.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy
Sherman yesterday said that as a reflection both of our deepening relationship
with the country and of our faith that better times are ahead, the President
will propose the first US ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades.
She said that the announcement from Obama, who is in
Europe, was expected soon. Sherman added that, initially, the new ambassador
would be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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