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, 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)