 In advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, Kenney was designated by Secretary Kerry as the lead Transition Coordinator for the State Department.In this role, she represented the State Department on the White House's Agency Transition Directors Council (ATDC) to ensure the Federal Government and the State Department implemented a transition from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration that was smooth, well-managed, and efficient.She was retained in her position for an extra month by the Trump Administration to help manage the arrival of Secretary Rex Tillerson and his team.