[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

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NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO DESIGNATE KENYA AS A MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY--PM 55

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k), I am providing notice of my intent to 
designate Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally.
  I am making this designation in recognition of Kenya's many years of 
contributions to the United States Africa Command area of 
responsibility and globally and in recognition of our own national 
interest in deepening bilateral defense and security cooperation with 
the Government of Kenya. Kenya is one of the United States Government's 
top counterterrorism and security partners in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
the designation will demonstrate that the United States sees African 
contributions to global peace and security as equivalent to those of 
our Major Non-NATO Allies in other regions. I appreciate the support of 
the Congress in this action.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, May 23, 2024.

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