Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy
Name	Caroline Kennedy
Caption	Kennedy in 2013
Office	United States Ambassador to Australia
President	Joe Biden
Term start	July 25, 2022
Predecessor	Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.
Office1	United States Ambassador to Japan
President1	Barack Obama
Term start1	November 19, 2013
Term end1	January 18, 2017
Predecessor1	John Roos
Successor1	William Hagerty
Birth date	27 November 1957
Birth place	New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Edwin Schlossberg, 1986
Children	3, including Rose Schlossberg
Parents	John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Relations	Kennedy family
Education	Harvard University (BA), Columbia University (JD)
Party	Democratic

Caroline Kennedy is an American author, attorney, and diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Australia since 2022. The only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, she has built a distinguished career in law, publishing, and public service. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.

Early life and education

Born in New York City, she spent her early childhood in the White House and at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Following the assassination of her father in 1963, her mother moved the family to Manhattan, where she attended the Brearley School. She later earned a Bachelor of Arts in fine arts from Harvard University in 1980. She subsequently worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before obtaining a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1988, after which she was admitted to the New York State Bar Association.

Career

Following her graduation from Columbia Law School, she worked as an attorney in the New York City office of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Her career has largely focused on nonprofit work, education, and the arts, including serving as Vice Chair of the Fund for Public Schools in New York City. She was a prominent supporter of Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries and co-chaired his vice presidential selection committee. She has also served on the boards of numerous institutions, including the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Harvard Institute of Politics.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan

Nominated by President Barack Obama, she was confirmed by the United States Senate and presented her credentials to Emperor Akihito in November 2013. Her tenure as United States Ambassador to Japan was marked by a focus on strengthening the U.S.-Japan Alliance, promoting cultural exchange, and supporting recovery efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. She played a key role in the state visit of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to the United States in 2015 and advocated for the empowerment of women through initiatives like the U.S.-Japan Council.

U.S. Ambassador to Australia

Nominated by President Joe Biden, she was confirmed by the United States Senate in July 2022 and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris. As United States Ambassador to Australia, her priorities have included advancing cooperation on climate change, critical minerals, and security within the framework of the AUKUS pact. She has engaged extensively with Australian leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and has worked to deepen ties in space exploration, cybersecurity, and economic resilience in the Indo-Pacific.

Personal life

In 1986, she married exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg in a ceremony at the Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Massachusetts. The couple has three children: Rose Schlossberg, Tatiana Schlossberg, and John Schlossberg. She has been actively involved in preserving the legacy of the Kennedy family, serving as President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Her interests include sailing, a passion she shares with many members of the Kennedy family, and she is a longtime resident of Manhattan.

Publications

She is a noted author and editor of several bestselling works on American history, law, and poetry. Her publications include The Right to Privacy (1995), co-authored with attorney Ellen Alderman, and the best-selling A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children (2005). She has also edited A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories, and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love (2003) and She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems (2011). Her work often focuses on themes of civic engagement and the foundational documents of the United States, such as the United States Constitution.

Category:American diplomats Category:Kennedy family Category:United States ambassadors to Japan Category:United States ambassadors to Australia