State Dept . official : Move reflects `` our faith that better times are ahead '' for U.S. . U.S. has no immediate plans to open an embassy ; the ambassador would work from Mogadishu . Somalia closed its embassy in Kenya in September 2012 , but has maintained diplomatic relations .
State Dept . official : Move reflects `` our faith that better times are ahead '' for Somalia . U.S. has no immediate plans to open an embassy ; the ambassador would work from Kenya . U.S. closed its embassy in Mogadishu in 1991 , but has maintained diplomatic relations .