Obama to Visit Kenya in July

Pete Souza / The White House(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will head to Kenya this summer, marking his first visit to his father’s birthplace since taking office in 2009, the White House announced on Monday.

While there, Obama will hold bilateral meetings and participate in the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which Kenya is co-hosting, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement.

The president’s trip in July will “build on the success of the August 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and continue our efforts to work with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, to accelerate economic growth, strengthen democratic institutions, and improve security,” Earnest said.

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