Memorandum of Consultations
- Delegations of the United States of America and the Republic of Kenya met in Aqaba, Jordan on December 4, 2019, under the auspices of the twelfth ICAO International Civil Aviation Negotiation event. Discussions were held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere, and a list of the two delegations is attached (Attachment A).
- The delegations reached agreement, ad referendum, on the text of an Agreement Amending the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kenya, done at Washington, on June 18, 2008 (the “Agreement to Amend”) and the heads of delegation initialed the text (Attachment B).
- The delegations further expressed the intent of their respective aeronautical authorities to apply the terms of the Agreement to Amend on the basis of comity and reciprocity (i.e. on an administrative basis), from the date of signature of this Memorandum of Consultations, pending the entry into force of the Agreement to Amend.
For the United States Delegation: /s/ Aaron Forsberg Date: 4 December 2019 |
For the Kenyan Delegation: /s/ Bodo Nicholas Otieno Date: 4 December 2019 |
Attachment A
DELEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Aaron P. Forsberg (head of delegation)
Director,
Office of Aviation Negotiations,
U.S. Department of State
Benjamin Taylor
Assistant Director,
Office of International Aviation,
U.S. Department of Transportation
Eugene Alford
International Transportation Specialist
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Paul I. Fishbein
International Aviation Officer,
Office of Aviation Negotiations,
U.S. Department of State
Jesse Tampio
Attorney-Adviser,
Office of the Legal Adviser,
U.S. Department of State
Tricia R. Kubrin
Air Services Negotiator,
Office of International Aviation,
U.S. Department of Transportation
Benjamin Shipe
Attorney,
Office of the Assistant General Counsel for International Law
U.S. Department of Transportation
DELEGATION OF KENYA
Mr. Bodo Nicholas Otieno (head of delegation)
Acting Director, Air Transport
State Department of Transport
Head of Delegation
Maj Gen. Otieno Joff Makowenga (KAF rtd)
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Kenya – Cairo
Ms. Rugut Angelah Cherotich
Principal Air Transport Officer
State Department of Transport
Ms. Mbugua Racheal Nyambura
Senior State Counsel
Office of Attorney General and Department of Justice
Ms. Dorcas Marwa
Foreign Service Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Nicholas Muhoya Manager
Air Transport
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Mr. James Ndungu
Senior Air Transport Officer
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Ms. Mwathane Joy Igandu
Legal Counsel
Kenya Airports Authority
Mr. Yagomba William
Manager Government and Aviation Industry Affairs
African Express Airways
Mr. Michael Mutahi
Chief Operations Officer
Astral Aviation Ltd.
Mr. Gitonga Isaac Mwangi
Manager Government and Industry Affairs
Kenya Airways PLC
Mr. Makau Maitha
Network Optimization Manager3Kenya
Airways PLC
Mr. Boniface Makongo
Director, Competition & Consumer Protection
Competition Authority of Kenya
Gen. (Rtd.) Charles Mwanzia
Board Member
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority