President John F Kennedy - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:05:06 +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 President John F Kennedy - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Biden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/07/29/biden-poised-to-nominate-caroline-kennedy-as-us-ambassador-to-australia/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:55:33 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=138757 President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia in one of the highest-profile envoy selections yet by the White House. Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration. She is a longtime friend, ally and donor to Biden Read more

Biden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia... Read more]]> President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia in one of the highest-profile envoy selections yet by the White House.

Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration. She is a longtime friend, ally and donor to Biden who endorsed the President's candidacy early in the campaign and spoke last summer at the Democratic convention.

A White House spokesperson declined to comment, saying more ambassadors would be announced when the vetting process and the notification to host countries have been completed.

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Biden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia]]> 138757 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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