Jean Kennedy Smith - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 25 Jun 2020 05:18:34 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Jean Kennedy Smith - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Jean Kennedy Smith, last sibling of President Kennedy, dies at 92 https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/06/25/president-kennedy/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:55:15 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=128098 Jean Kennedy Smith, a diplomat, humanitarian and author and the last surviving sibling of the late President John F. Kennedy, died on June 17 at her home in Manhattan. She was 92. President Bill Clinton nominated her to serve as ambassador to Ireland in 1993, and she held the post until 1998. When he nominated Read more

Jean Kennedy Smith, last sibling of President Kennedy, dies at 92... Read more]]> Jean Kennedy Smith, a diplomat, humanitarian and author and the last surviving sibling of the late President John F. Kennedy, died on June 17 at her home in Manhattan. She was 92.

President Bill Clinton nominated her to serve as ambassador to Ireland in 1993, and she held the post until 1998.

When he nominated Smith, a 65-year-old widow, Clinton called her "as Irish as an American can be" and said she would make a great ambassador. Read more

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