U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Henry Wooster to be the next U.S. ambassador to Kenya, filling a position vacant since November 2024.

• Henry Wooster is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with extensive international experience.
• The nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate on Monday, June 1, for confirmation.
• If confirmed, Wooster will succeed ambassador Meg Whitman, who resigned in November 2024.