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Theexistingliteratureonthenexusbetweengender,diplomacy,foreignpolicyandForeignServiceappointmentssuffersfrominadequacybyfocusingonadvancedwesterneconomies,puttingAfricaintheperiphery.Thescholarshiphasprovidedamacro-levelgeneralizedanalysisofwomenindiplomacy,politicsandForeignService,andfailedtocomprehensivelyanalyzetheappointmentsofwomentoseniordiplomaticranksandtheirinfluenceonforeignpolicy.ThisstudyisapoliticalandhistoricalexaminationoftheroleofKenyanwomendiplomatsinKenyasforeignpolicy(diplomacy).ItisaresponsetothegapinscholarlydiscourseforfurtheranalyticworkontheimpactofwomeninseniorforeignpolicyestablishmentsinAfricasforeignservices.Throughtheuseofqualitativemethodusingprimaryandsecondarysourcesofdata,thestudyexploredfromagendereddimension,whethertheprogressiveappointmentofwomentoseniorforeignanddiplomaticservicepositionsfortheperiodbetween1964to2020,hassignificantlyinfluencedorshapedKenyasdiplomacyandforeignpolicy.Itsoughttodetermineifacorrelationexistsbetweentheprogressiveappointmentsandsignificantcontributionbysheddinglightonthequestion:Howhastheprogressiveappointmentofwomentoseniorforeignanddiplomaticservicepositionsfrom1964to2020significantlyinfluencedKenyasdiplomacyandforeignpolicy?Thefindingsrevealedthattheprogressiveappointmentsofwomentoseniorforeignanddiplomaticservicepositionsfrom1964to2020andparticularlyfrom2002-2020underPresidentsKibakiandUhuruadministrationshavetosomeextent,significantlyinfluencedKenyasforeignpolicy,butvariedincontext.FemalediplomaticappointmentscomparedwithmalediplomatshaveaddeddiversityandsofttouchtoKenyarsforeignpolicythroughamplifiedfocusonbroaderareasinenvironment,humanitarian,youthandwomensconcernsamongothers.Thefindingshavecriticalimplicationsfordebatesovertheeffectsofgreaterparticipationofwomenindiplomacy.Additionally,thefindingsareinclinedtostimulatepolicyre-orientationtowardsgendermainstreaminginKenyasMinistryofForeignAffairsandinformlegislationtoenhancewomenempowermentinforeignpolicydecisionmakingasaneffectiveinstrumentinelevatingKenyasglobalpresence.