Caroline Kennedy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Caroline Kennedy
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| 29th United States Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office November 12, 2013 – January 18, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Roos |
| Succeeded by | William F. Hagerty |
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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
November 27, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (m. 1986–present) |
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| Children | Rose Kennedy Schlossberg Tatiana Celia Schlossberg John Bouvier Schlossberg |
| Parents | John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jacqueline Lee Bouvier |
| Residence | New York City, New York American Embassy Residence Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (A.B.) Columbia Law School (J.D.) |
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American lawyer and writer. She is the daughter and the only living child of former US President John F. Kennedy.
Early life
Kennedy was born at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Her parents were then Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. She was only three, when her father became the 35th president of the United States. She lived in the White House from January 20, 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963. She then lived for a while in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. before moving with her mother and younger brother John in New York City in late 1964.
She graduated from Concord Academy in 1975. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1979. She later earned a Law Degree from Columbia University in 1988.
Marriage and family
She married Edwin Schlossberg on July 19, 1986. They have three children; Rose (b. 1988), Tatiana (b. 1990) and John (b. 1993). Her mother died with cancer in 1994 and her brother in a plane crash in 1999.
Ambassador to Japan
Kennedy was the nominee of President Barack Obama to be Ambassador to Japan. On July 24, 2013, Obama announced Kennedy as his nominee to succeed current Ambassador John Roos. Kennedy was confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 2013 and Kennedy became the first female American ambassador to Japan. The prospective nomination was first reported in February 2013 and, in mid-July 2013, formal diplomatic agreement was reportedly received from the Japanese government. She assumed her ambassador duties on November 13, 2013.
Personal life
She tried to become Senator when Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State but the New York Governor chose someone else.
Images for kids
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Caroline with her father aboard the yacht Honey Fitz off the coast of Hyannis, Massachusetts at age five, August 25, 1963.
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Kennedy in 1999
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Kennedy spoke during the first night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008, introducing her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy.
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Kennedy makes her first statement after arriving at the Narita International Airport on November 15, 2013.
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Kennedy in October 2014
