#2 Kenya
At first blush, it's no surprise why the U.S. would be popular in Kenya. President Obama's father was born there and several of his family members still reside in the African nation. But official relations between the U.S. and Kenya have been anything but cozy as of late. As Stephanie Hanson noted recently in the GlobalPost, President Obama - in tandem with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - has made political reform in Kenya a major key to earning Washington's favor; taking "an increasingly harder line" against government corruption and mismanagement. Global Top 5s is a monthly feature by RealClearWorld.com powered by Gallup's worldwide research. Learn more at Gallup.com.
