Caroline Kennedy

American author and diplomat

Photo by: United States Department of State · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:November 27, 1957

Age:68

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Born in:Manhattan, United States

Residence:White House, United States

Languages:English

Ambassador Journalist Author Diplomat Socialite Jurist Lawyer Writer

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Photo credits (8)

Caroline Kennedy:
Photo by: United States Department of State · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis:
Photo by: Mark Shaw · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
John F. Kennedy:
Photo by: Cecil W. Stoughton · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
John F. Kennedy Jr.:
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Robert F. Kennedy:
Photo by: Harry Warnecke · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Ted Kennedy:
Photo by: Ted_Kennedy,_official_photo_portrait.jpg: United States Senate derivative work: Tktru (talk) · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.:
Photo by: Photographer: Larry Gordon · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
Photo by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Awards

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2021)Person of the Year, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (2016)Profile in Courage Award (1989)

Caroline Kennedy

American author and diplomat

Biography

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. She served as the United States ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and ambassador to Australia from 2022 to 2024. Most of Kennedy's professional life has been in literature, law, politics, education reform, and charity. She is a member of the Kennedy family and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Born in New York City, Kennedy was two years old when her father won the 1960 presidential election and spent her early childhood years in the White House during his presidency. She was only five days shy of her sixth birthday when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The following year, Kennedy moved with her younger brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., and their mother Jacqueline to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and continued her education there. She graduated from Radcliffe College and later attended Columbia Law School, earning a Juris Doctor degree in 1988. Kennedy passed the New York State bar exam the following year. She worked at Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she met her future husband, designer Edwin Schlossberg. They married in 1986, and had three children: Rose, Tatiana, and Jack. Early in the primary race for the 2008 presidential election, Kennedy and her uncle, Ted Kennedy, endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama. She later stumped for him in Florida, Indiana, and Ohio, served as co-chair of his Vice Presidential Search Committee, and addressed the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. After Obama selected United States senator Hillary Clinton to serve as secretary of state, Kennedy expressed interest in being appointed to Clinton's vacant Senate seat from New York, but later withdrew for personal reasons. In 2013, Obama appointed Kennedy as the United States ambassador to Japan, making her the first woman to hold the position. Eight years later, Joe Biden appointed Kennedy as ambassador to Australia and she took office following her confirmation on June 10, 2022.

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Quotes

“Obviously, cost of living is a huge issue at home just like it is here. Our economies are doing well but people aren’t feeling it.”

— Kennedy weighs in on US election result Youtube video (Nov 17, 2024)

“And this summer as he faced yet another challenge, he and Vicky have taught us all about dignity, courage and the power of love. In this campaign, Barack Obama has no greater champion and when he's president he will have no stronger partner in the United States Senate.”

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Caroline Kennedy", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Portrait of Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Australia under President Biden.

Caroline Kennedy, next Ambassador to Japan, made her first statement after arriving at the Narita International Airport in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture on November 15, 2013.

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Bradtmueller a crew chief with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23; Royal Australian Navy Captain Mitchell Livingstone, commander of Headquarters Northern Command; U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Greer, Air and Space Attaché of U.S. Embassy, Canberra; U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Sullivan, commanding officer of MRF-D 23; Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia; Kathleen Lively, U.S. Consul General, Melbourne; and Sgt. Maj. Erick Cortes, sergeant major of MRF-D 23, pose for a photo on Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Bradtmueller, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, gives a pre-flight brief to Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, receives a gift from Australian Army Soldiers with 1st Brigade on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bryce Gross, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, demonstrates water purification systems for Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, poses with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, speaks to U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lisa Cordonnier, executive officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, and Staff Sgt. Jason Bradtmueller, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), MRF-D 23, at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan Hageali)

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lisa Cordonnier, executive officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan Hageali)