Yvonne Khamati, Kenyan, Deputy Head of Mission at Kenya Embassy, Somalia
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki appointed Yvonne Khamati as the head of Chancery and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations Office in Nairobi when she was 25-years-old. Khamati is now 32 and still one of the country’s youngest diplomats as Deputy Head of Mission at the Kenya Embassy in Somalia. She also established the Yvonne Khamati Foundation to aid in alleviating poverty, protecting the environment and partnering with governments and business to initiate development projects.