The politician cum businessmen appointment however has to be approved by the US senator before assuming the posting.
Just like former US envoy Scott Gration, McCarter and his wife Victoria both are conversational in Swahili, the official language of Kenya.
He takes over from Godec, whose tenure has been shrouded with claims that under his watch, the U has either maintained silence or turned a blind eye to hum rights and injustices.
According to the Chicago Tribune, McCarter was first nominated last year by Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation. McCarter, along with his parents, founded Each One Feed One International, which helps orphaned and abandoned children, and also provides medical treatment for those with HIV and malaria.
McCarter began working with the charity in 1984. He and his wife Victoria lived and worked in Kenya for a year beginning in 1987 to help build a medical clinic. They resumed their work with the charity in 2011 and continue to do so.
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