The United States Senate has confirmed the former CEO of HP, Margaret Cushing Whitman (Meg), as America's new Ambassador to Kenya.

The US Foreign Relations Committee confirmed Meg as the ambassador to Kenya on Thursday.

US President Joe Biden nominated Meg for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Kenya about seven months ago.

Meg replaces Kyle McCarter, a former US President Donald Trump appointee who resigned in January 2021 after Trump lost the election.

She is a business executive and a former political candidate.

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Whiteman is a business executive and former candidate for Governor of California.

She is a Member of the Board of Procter & Gamble and General Motors, and National Board Chair at Teach for America.

Whiteman is also a former CEO of a streaming content platform for mobile devices known as Quibi.

Notably, she is also a former President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the Hewlett Packard Company and eBay.

Whiteman has also held other senior portfolios at other popular organizations such as Walt Disney Corporation, Hasbro, and StrideRite Corporation.

The nominee holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. 

She also received an Honorary Doctor of Business Practice from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Whiteman was also awarded the Alumni Achievement Award from Harvard Business School and was awarded the Corporate Citizenship Award by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.