United States-Kenya RelationsSummaryThe United States government and Kenya have a relationship that encompasses foreign investment and foreign policy. Kenya has been an anchor state in the East or Sub-Saharan Africa region, and despite Kenya's history of international terrorist attacks, particularly on the Kenya-Somalia border, Kenya continues to remain a resilient and stable state. Kenya receives foreign aid from donor countries such as the United States to target economic instability and risk reduction initiatives to combat endemic diseases including HIV, malaria and famine. The country is also home to many refugees from troubled nations such as Somalia. Corruption and abuses of power within its infrastructure have increasingly challenged Kenya. Likewise, Kenya's ethnic diversity has fueled grievances in the political process. The democratic voting process has not been easy in Kenya. Voting along ethnic lines has been a common practice. During the 2007 presidency, when Moi Kibaki ran against his opponent Odinga, there was much political unrest; Kenya has suffered much violence, and Kenyatta's vice president, Ruto, was tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the presidential race. With the post-election violence of 2007, Kenya's reputation was substantially tarnished and with the recent 2013 terrorism attack on Westgate Mall in March, Kenya experienced an economic recession. While Kenya was in political and economic turmoil, he was able to adopt a new constitution and have a legitimate presidential run. Kenya's commitment to social reform has caught the attention of the United States, and the Obama administration continues to lend a helping hand. Somalia and other Reg...... at the center of the paper ......groups, the prospects of initiatives in Kenya remain vulnerable. Significant investments have been made in the U.S.-Kenya relationship, and ongoing efforts to improve Kenya and support its regional leadership are important to the war on terrorism. Kenya is a nation that has built its ties with the United States on the basis of diplomacy and trust. The United States has always had positive relations with Kenya. The Kenyan government would do well to continue to serve as an example to other African nations by setting higher standards to combat corruption among government officials, both local and national, and to continue to make greater efforts to build security infrastructure to combat terrorism. It appears that the United States will continue to preserve its relationship with Kenya as recent decades show a concerted effort to pursue positive foreign policy goals.