Macharia Kamau
Macharia Kamau (born 3 March 1958) is Kenya's Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He previously served as Kenya's representative to the United Nations and as the former President of the UNICEF Executives Board. Early life and education Kamau was born on 3 March 1958. In 1982, he graduated from the College of Wooster in Ohio, United States, with a B.A. in History, Economics, and Religion. In 1983, he obtained a Master of Education in Administration and Social Policy from Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. He lists specializations in "macro-economic policy management and in social policy and planning". Career Kamau has had a long career in the service of the United Nations, including with UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Africa, the Caribbean and New York. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations from 2010 up to 26th Jan 2018, and previously in Nairobi (2009-2010). He has also served on UN special assignments, and was President of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board (2014); President of UN Forests Forum (2011-2012), Co-Chair of the Ad hoc Working Group on Forest Financing (2010-2011), Vice President of the