{"id":245857,"date":"2022-12-18T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/kenya-president-ruto-honoured-by-american-academy-of-achievement?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-12-18T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T12:38:59","slug":"kenya-president-ruto-honoured-by-american-academy-of-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kenya-president-ruto-honoured-by-american-academy-of-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: President Ruto Honoured by American Academy of Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/026d0e8ad4c3dbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/026d0e8ad4c3dbd\" alt=\"President of the Republic of Kenya\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/026d0e8ad4c3dbd\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=230772&amp;press_source=President of the Republic of Kenya\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto has been inducted into the American Academy of Achievement at a Golden Plate Award Ceremony held in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The American Academy of Achievement is a nonprofit foundation that recognizes extraordinary individuals in Public Service, Science and Exploration, the Arts and Business.<\/p>\n<p>President Dr. Ruto was cited for his inspiring journey.&nbsp;&ldquo;From a village in Kenya, owning his first pair of shoes at the age of 15, President Ruto rose through politics, studied to the highest level of academic achievement, inspiring a generation in the art of what is possible, with hard work, faith and determination,&rdquo; said Cathy and Wayne Reynolds, chairman and woman of the Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ruto joins an illustrious group of achievers such as President Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. and astronaut Neil Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Dr. Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto thanked the academy for the recognition.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of President of the Republic of Kenya.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo President William Ruto has been inducted into the American Academy of Achievement at a Golden Plate Award Ceremony held in Washington DC. The American Academy of Achievement is a nonprofit foundation that recognizes extraordinary individuals in Public Service, Science and Exploration, the Arts and Business. 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