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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. She served as the U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2022 to 2024 and previously held the position of U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 during the Obama administration. Throughout her career, Kennedy has been involved in various fields, including literature, law, politics, education reform, and philanthropy. She is a member of the renowned Kennedy family and is the only surviving child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacq

ueline Kennedy.

In Office
July 25, 2022 – November 28, 2024
President: Joe Biden
Preceded by: Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.
Position: United States Ambassador to Japan

In Office
November 19, 2013 – January 18, 2017
President: Barack Obama
Preceded by: John Roos
Succeeded by: Bill Hagerty
Position: United States Ambassador to Japan

Personal Details
Full Name: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
Born: November 27, 1957 (Age 67)
Place of Birth: New York City, U.S.
Political Party: Democratic
Spouse: Edwin Schlossberg (married 1986)
Children:

• Rose Schlossberg
• Tatiana Schlossberg
• Jack Schlossberg

Parents:

• John F. Kennedy
• Jacqueline Kennedy

Relatives: Kennedy family, Bouvier family

Education:

• Radcliffe College (AB)
• Columbia University (JD)

Awards:

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2021)

Born in New York City, Caroline Kennedy was just two years old when her father won the 1960 presidential election. She spent her early childhood years in the White House during his presidency. At five, she tragically witnessed his assassination on November 22, 1963. The following year, she and her younger brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., moved with their mother, Jacqueline, to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where Kennedy continued her education.

Kennedy graduated from Radcliffe College and later attended Columbia Law School, earning a Juris Doctor degree in 1988. The next year, she passed the New York State bar exam. Kennedy then worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, where she met her future husband, designer Edwin Schlossberg. Together

During the early stages of the 2008 presidential primary, Caroline Kennedy and her uncle, Ted Kennedy, endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama. She later campaigned for him in Florida, Indiana, and Ohio, served as co-chair of his Vice Presidential Search Committee, and spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

After Obama selected Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, Kennedy expressed interest in being appointed to Clinton's vacant Senate seat from New York, but ultimately withdrew from consideration for personal reasons. In 2013, President Obama appointed Kennedy as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, making her the first woman to hold that position.

Eight years later, President Joe Biden appointed Kennedy as U.S. Ambassador to Australia, and she took office on June 10, 2022, following her confirmation.