Kenya's Ambassador to the U.S. Speaks to Progress in Africa

Speaking at the University of Virginia, Kenya's ambassador to the United States, Elkanah Odembo, says we should expect to see great progress in Africa over the next decade. This isn't to diminish challenges faced on the continent, whether due to political unrest or to suffering borne by famine or disease.

Ambassador Odembo came to speak as part of the Ambassadors' Speakers Forum sponsored by U.Va.'s Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs. His is the first talk in the series in the 2011-12 academic year.

Meredith Jung-En Woo, the dean of U.Va.'s College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, introduced Ambassador Odembo. She and the ambassador were classmates and friends during their days at Bowdoin College in Maine during the 1970s.

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