The daughter of former US president John F Kennedy and a former US ambassador to Japan succeeds Arthur Culvahouse as US ambassador to Australia.
The US Senate has confirmed Caroline Kennedy, a former ambassador to Japan and daughter of the late President John F Kennedy, as the US ambassador to Australia.Ms Kennedy previously served as US ambassador to Japan from 2013-2017 under the Obama administrationThe new ambassador will have to work with the Australian government on AUKUS
She heads to Canberra as its relationship with Washington strengthens in response to China's growing power and increasingly assertive behaviour in Asia and beyond. Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Twitter welcomed Ms Kennedy's confirmation and said Australia looks forward to deepening cooperation with the United States.She succeeds Arthur Culvahouse, who left the position in early 2021, when former Republican President Donald Trump left office.Her father was the 35th president of the United States, who served from 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
Under questioning from US senators before her confirmation, Ms Kennedy praised efforts to re-open the US embassy in Honiara, saying it "can't come soon enough"."If confirmed, I would work very hard with Australia [on this]," she said in February.
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