Henriette Geiger

Henriette Geiger was appointed Ambassador of the European Union to Kenya in September 2021. Presenting her credentials to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ms Geiger noted: “The EU and Kenya are working on the implementation of a new Strategic Dialogue launched by H.E. President Kenyatta and President of the EU Council of Ministers Charles Michel on 21 June 2021. I am happy to be posted here at this critical juncture in order to ensure that this partnership takes off and reaches its full potential, in the areas such as trade, internal and regional security, digitalisation, and human development.” Before being appointed EU Ambassador to Kenya, Ms Geiger was Director for People and Peace in the Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) of the European Commission, where she was responsible for cooperation on human development, migration, security, gender equality, human rights, education and health. Previously, she served as Head of Unit in DG INTPA, responsible for bilateral cooperation with Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific, and before that she was responsible for the political dimension of the EU’s relations with the Horn of Africa, East Africa and the Indian Ocean in the European External Action Service. Ms Geiger also served in the EU’s Council of Ministers, the United Nations General Secretariat, and has worked in the private sector and civil society. Educated in both Germany and the United States, she obtained two master degrees in social sciences and earned a distinction as a Fulbright Scholar.