US Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
Press Release
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger visited victims of the recent suicide bombing in Mogadishu at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi on December 7.
The Ambassador offered words of support on behalf of the American people to the fourteen wounded Somalis. In remarks to the media following the visit, Ambassador Ranneberger underscored the United States government’s unwavering support to the Transitional Federal Government and the people of Somalia.
The Ambassador emphasized that attacks like the suicide bombing do not dissuade the United States and the international community from assisting Somalia, but rather strengthen the resolve of all who are working to help Somalia achieve peace and stability.