The Kenyan Ambassador in Paris is the official representative of the Government in Nairobi to the Government of France. As of 2020, she is concurrently also accredited in Lisbon, Belgrade and the Holy See.
List of representatives
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Diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation
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Ambassador
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Observations
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President of Kenya
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List of presidents of France
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Term end
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1966
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Josephat Karanja
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Charles de Gaulle
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1970
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1970
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Henry Nzioka Mulli
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Georges Pompidou
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1975
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1975
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Charles Mutuku Muema
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Chargé d'affaires ( 18 October 2001 at Kenyatta National Hospital)
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
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1976
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1976
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Nicholas Muratha Mugo
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
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1977
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1977
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John Muriu Kiboi
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Chargé d'affaires
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
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1978
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1978
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Moses Shiverenje Simani
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Chargé d'affaires, (*1930 Kiamosi)
- High Commissioner in India and Ottawa[1]
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Daniel Arap Moi
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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
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1979
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1979
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Bethuel Abdu Kiplagat
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- (* November 28, 1936), Kapsabet, Nandi District, Kenya
- Educated Maseno Secondary School BSc, Kenyan sociologist, diplomat.
- married, three
- 1962-1963: Kenya Institute of Administration.
- 1963-1964: Oxford University Public Administration Course.
- 1965: Carnegie Course in Diplomacy K.I.A.[2]
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Daniel Arap Moi
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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
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1982
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1982
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John Kamau Kimani
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Daniel Arap Moi
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François Mitterrand
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1984
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1984
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Ben Edward Mwangi
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Daniel Arap Moi
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François Mitterrand
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1985
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1985
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Julius Kasyoka Mbaluli
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Chargé d'affaires[3]
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Daniel Arap Moi
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François Mitterrand
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1987
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1987
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Simon Arap Bullut
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Daniel Arap Moi
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François Mitterrand
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1992
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1996
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Steven Arphaxard Kasumi Andrew Loyatum
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Daniel Arap Moi
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Jacques Chirac
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2000
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2000
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Boaz Kidiga Mbaya
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Daniel Arap Moi
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Jacques Chirac
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2003
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2004
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Raychelle Omamo
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Chargé d'affaires
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Mwai Kibaki
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Jacques Chirac
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2008
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2008
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Edwin Maloba
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Chargé d'affaires
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Mwai Kibaki
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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2009
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July 2, 2009
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Elkanah Odembo
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[4]
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Mwai Kibaki
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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2010
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2010
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Edwin Maloba
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Chargé d'affaires
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Mwai Kibaki
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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2011
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2011
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Dickson Njoli
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Mwai Kibaki
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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2012
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December 3, 2010
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Salama Abdilahi Ahmed
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[5]
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Mwai Kibaki
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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2012
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Anthony Safari Gona
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Chargé d'affaires
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Mwai Kibaki
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François Hollande
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2018
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H.E Professor Judi Wakhungu EGH
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Chargé d'affaires
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Uhuru Kenyatta
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Emmanuel Macron
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at least 2022
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48°51′56″N 2°17′54″E / 48.865421°N 2.29832°E / 48.865421; 2.29832
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