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1st LD: US president to visit in Kenya in July

Xinhua, March 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Kenya in Kenya in July to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, the U.S. envoy to Kenya said on Monday.

U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec told journalists in Nairobi the meeting will bring together senior government officials, business leaders and international organizations. It will be the first time the summit will be taking place in sub-Saharan Africa.

This will be Obama's first trip as president to Kenya, the country of his father's birth. Endi