Starting from Nothing: Rebuilding the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya - As I was about to begin a tour of duty as the senior financial officer for the American Embassy Nairobi, Kenya, two huge truck bombs shattered the Friday morning peace on August 7, 1998 in downtown Nairobi and Dares Salaam, Tanzania. In an instant, 224 people died, and more than 4,500 were hurt. Your fate was determined by ...