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Caroline Kennedy is an ideal US ambassador, a huge compliment to Australia
Kennedy’s appointment is both a huge compliment to Australia and a further indication of where the US is placing its concerns and priorities.
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In this file photo Caroline Kennedy speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Joe Biden on December 15, 2021 named Caroline Kennedy, the sole surviving child of slain president John F. Kennedy, as the US ambassador to Australia. Kennedy, who will need Senate confirmation, previously served as ambassador to Japan under president Barack Obama. (AFP/Alex Wong)
United States President Joe Biden has nominated Caroline Kennedy as the next US Ambassador to Australia.
This follows months of speculation that Kennedy would be given a high-profile ambassadorial role, possibly to Australia.
It also fills an important vacancy. Australia has been without an US ambassador since Arthur B Culverhouse finished in Canberra in January 2021.
Who is Caroline Kennedy?
Kennedy is of course already well known as the sole surviving child of former US president John F. Kennedy and a member of one America’s most famous and influential political dynasties.
She has had an extensive career in her own right. Most notably for Australia, she was a highly regarded US Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017, during the Obama Administration.
