Macharia kamau biography sample

Kenyan diplomat and environmentalist

Macharia Kamau (born 3 March 1958) is Kenya's Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He previously served as Kenya's representative to the United Nations and as the former President of the UNICEF Executives Board.^[1]

Early life and education

Kamau was born on 3 March 1958.^[1] In 1982, he graduated from the College of Wooster in Ohio, United States, with a B.A.

in History, Economics, and Religion. In 1983, he obtained a Master of Education in Administration and Social Policy from Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.^[2] He lists specializations in "macro-economic policy management and in social policy and planning".^[3]

Career

Kamau has had a long career in the service of the United Nations, including with UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Africa, the Caribbean and New York.

He previously served as