United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Kenya’s Jean Njeri Kamau as the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Guyana.
The UN said the Kenya government approved the appointment.
Njeri was Kenya’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union.
Previously, she served as a diplomat in South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho and the United States.
Before joining the diplomatic service, she worked as Country Director for Action Aid International in Kenya and Lesotho.
She was the first Executive Director for the Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya.
“She brings more than 20 years of experience in human rights, development, political governance, and institutional development” Guterres said.
Njeri holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Nairobi and a master’s degree in democratic studies from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
