Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta received today copies of letters of credence of Mr. Eric Kneedler, Ambassador-designate of the United States to Rwanda.
Minister Vincent Biruta congratulated Ambassador Eric Kneedler on the appointment to represent his country in Rwanda and appreciated the good bilateral cooperation between Rwanda and the United States.
Eric previously served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi from January 2021 to August 2022 and Deputy Chief of Mission from April 2019 to January 2021. Eric began his assignment in Nairobi in 2017 as the Counselor for Political Affairs.
Eric has also served as the Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. Previous assignments include tours in Jakarta, Port Louis, Hong Kong, the State Department’s Operations Center, and the Bureau of European Affairs. He speaks French, Indonesian, and Thai.
Eric holds a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.A. in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Eric and his wife Kristin have two children. (End)