Wednesday, July 4, 2012

US Ambassador To Kenya Resigns After 'Leadership Style' Complaints

Photo: Official photograph of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration

US Envoy To Kenya Resigns After 'Threatening To Shoot Staff In Head' -- The Telegraph

The US ambassador to Kenya resigned after complaints he bullied staff and threatened to "shoot them in the head" if they did not comply with his orders, it has been alleged.

Scott Gration, who had led the US embassy in Nairobi since February last year, stepped down late last week, citing "differences with Washington regarding my leadership style".

It is understood that the State Department's inspector general is preparing to release a scathing report on Mr Gration, who is a close ally of President Barack Obama, following an extensive internal inquiry.

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My Comment: As to why he is resigning .... he is citing "differences with Washington regarding my leadership style".

:)

He is a retired Major General .... hmmm .... someone should have told him that the State Department is NOT the Defense department.

On a serious note .... Kenya is on the front-line in the war against terror groups in Africa. A better vetting process should have been imposed.

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