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William Mark Bellamy (born 31 August 1950) is an American career diplomat. From 2003 to 2006, he served as the United States Ambassador to Kenya under President George W. Bush. Since retiring from foreign service in 2007, he is currently a senior adviser to the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor at Simmons University.

United States Ambassador to Kenya
In his role as United States Ambassador to Kenya, Bellamy led international efforts to handle the AIDS crisis and combat corruption. In August 2004, Bellamy opened a community-owned tourist lodge named Lion's Bluff in the LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary. In January 2006, Bellamy was involved in rescue efforts following the collapse of a building on Nairobi's Ngala Street that killed 4 people.