DETAILS: First Lady Jill Biden to Host Kenya State Dinner Media Preview, Plus Brad Paisley and Howard University Choir to Perform
BACKGROUND: The office of the First Lady of the United State Dr. Jill Biden has planned a State Dinner gala for the first family of Kenya. This is the sixth state dinner of the Biden Administration and comes a month after the state dinner of Japan. The significance of inviting Pres. William Ruto of Kenya to be their guest at the White House for a State Dinner aside from bolstering U.S.- Nairobi relations, is that it is the first time an African nation has had the honor in 20 years. The reasons Kenya was chosen include that they are a democracy, have supported the U.S. in counter-terrorism efforts, to further articulate geo-political positioning and perhaps to show Pres. Joe Biden's intention to support Africa as a whole in global growth. President Biden has yet to visit the Continent of Africa, althoguh WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE KENYA STATE DINNER On Wednesday, May 22nd at 2:30 PM ET , First Lady Jill Biden will host a media preview in ...