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Kenia KENIA - H.E. Edwin Afande Credentials: 10.03.2026 Born on November 3, 1966 Married, one son PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2026 – Present – Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya, Vienna, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Federal Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Vienna 2024 – 2025 Kenya High Commission, London, United Kingdom Ambassador/Deputy High Commissioner & Ag. High Commissioner 2022 – 2023 Kenya Embassy, Beijing, China, Ambassador/Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d’Affaires 2021 – 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Director, Bilateral & Political Affairs 2019 – 2020 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Director, Office of the Chief Administrative Secretary 2013 – 2019 Kenya High Commission, Ottawa, Canada, (accreditation to Cuba), Counsellor, (Political Affairs) and Head of Chancery 2010 – 2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Nairobi, Kenya, Assistant Director, Foreign Service 2006 – 2010 Kenya High Commission, Lusaka, Zambia (Accreditation to Malawi), Counsellor 2003 – 2006 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Senior Foreign Service Officer, Asia and Multilateral Diplomacy Desk, South Sudan Peace Talks, Naivasha, Kenya (2004 – 2005) 2002 – 2003 Kenya High Commission, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Second Secretary (Political) 1997 – 2002 Kenya Embassy, Bonn & Berlin, Germany (accreditation to Romania & Bulgaria), Third Secretary 1995 – 1997 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Assistant Secretary (Africa desk, Protocol division) EDUCATION 2012 – 2013 University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, Postgraduate Studies in Armed Conflict and Peace Studies 1995 – 1996 University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies (British Council Chevening Scholar) 1988 – 1992 Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, Bachelor of Artis in Political Science Fotos: Klima & Pusch/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Kenia

KENIA - H.E. Edwin Afande

Credentials: 10.03.2026

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Born on November 3, 1966
Married, one son

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2026 – Present – Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya, Vienna, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Federal Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Vienna

2024 – 2025 Kenya High Commission, London, United Kingdom Ambassador/Deputy High Commissioner & Ag. High Commissioner

2022 – 2023 Kenya Embassy, Beijing, China, Ambassador/Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d’Affaires

2021 – 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Director, Bilateral & Political Affairs

2019 – 2020 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Director, Office of the Chief Administrative Secretary

2013 – 2019 Kenya High Commission, Ottawa, Canada, (accreditation to Cuba), Counsellor, (Political Affairs) and Head of Chancery

2010 – 2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Nairobi, Kenya, Assistant Director, Foreign Service

2006 – 2010 Kenya High Commission, Lusaka, Zambia (Accreditation to Malawi), Counsellor

2003 – 2006 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya, Senior Foreign Service Officer, Asia and Multilateral Diplomacy Desk, South Sudan Peace Talks, Naivasha, Kenya (2004 – 2005)

2002 – 2003 Kenya High Commission, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Second Secretary (Political)

1997 – 2002 Kenya Embassy, Bonn & Berlin, Germany (accreditation to Romania & Bulgaria), Third Secretary

1995 – 1997 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Assistant Secretary (Africa desk, Protocol division)

EDUCATION

2012 – 2013 University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, Postgraduate Studies in Armed Conflict and Peace Studies

1995 – 1996 University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies (British Council Chevening Scholar)

1988 – 1992 Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, Bachelor of Artis in Political Science

Fotos: Klima & Pusch/HBF

Kenia KENIA - H.E. Edwin Afande

Credentials: 10.03.2026

Kenia

KENIA - H.E. Edwin Afande