Ambassador Visits Wounded Amisom Troops

Ambassador speaking to the press outside Nairobi Hospital soon after visiting wounded AMISOM troops

On September 22, United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger visited a Nairobi hospital where victims of the September 17 dual suicide bombings in Mogadishu were being treated.The Ambassador affirmed the U.S. government’s support for AMISOM and Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government.He thanked Kenyan government for the treatment provided to the wounded troops. Ambassador Ranneberger stated, “In fact, this attack really shows why it is important that the TFG succeeds in order to ensure stability in the future.” The ambassador was accompanied to the hospital by Deputy commissioner for AMISOM.