Saturday, June 28, 2008

Mwakwere talking to Ambassador Bellamy




Mwakwere is seen discussing with former US ambassador to Kenya William Bellamy, at the Ritz Carlton, in Washington DC, USA, in June 2008

William M. BellamyAmbassador, KenyaTerm of Appointment: 07/30/2003 to 07/27/2006
William M. (Mark) Bellamy previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in from June 2001 to June 2003 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State from August 2000 to June 2001.

Mr. Bellamy joined the Foreign Service in 1977. Previous assignments include Deputy Chief of Mission, Canberra, Australia 1997-2000; Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy Paris, France 1993-1997; Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa 1989-1993; Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe 1985-1987.

Mr. Bellamy was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on August 31, 1950. He received a B.A. from Occidental College in 1972 and an M.A. from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1975. He holds certificates from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in Paris. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked as a journalist and public relations consultant in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

In 1993 he was the recipient of a Superior Honor Award, Department of State. He received a Distinguished Honor Award, Department of State, in 1989.
Mr. Bellamy speaks French and Italian.

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