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A Conversation on Politics and Policy with H.E. William Ruto, Deputy President of Kenya
Wed, March 2nd, 2022
Live Online from Washington, D.C.
We are honored to host the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya William Ruto for a discussion on the future of governance and economic development in Kenya, East Africa, and the African continent. We invite you to join us for this special conversation with Deputy President Ruto and distinguished guest U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
William Ruto
William Ruto is Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya.
Karen Bass
Karen Bass is the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district and chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar is the tenth president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A former justice of the Supreme Court of California, he has served three U.S. presidential administrations at the White House and in federal agencies, and was the Stanley Morrison Professor at Stanford University, where he held appointments in law, political science, and international affairs and led the university’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Ken Opalo
Ken Opalo is an assistant professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Zainab Usman
Former Director, Africa Program
Zainab Usman was a senior fellow and the inaugural director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.