Smith Hampstone, US Ambassador to Kenya from 1989 to 1993, illustrated how deeply involved an embassy can become in the promotion of democracy. He publicly advocated democratic reforms, and the government of President Daniel arap Moi often answered publicly. Ambassador Hampstone suggested that aid to Kenya should be linked with human rights and demicracy. He criticized the harassment of politicans belonging to the oppodition. He demanded an end to torture and the release of political detainees. It is not surprising, which accused him of stirring up opposition to Moi’s rule. The Kenyan foreign minister called him a “racist” and compared him to a “slave owner”. The headline of a Kenyan newspaper suggested, “Shut up, Mr. Ambassador”. Finally, the Kenyan government suggested the US government recall Ambassador Hampstone. Since the ambassador had expressed US policy, however, the US administration had no reason to dissociate itself from him. Though the ambassador felt that he was not always suffiviently supported he finished his term in Nairobi.