Caroline Kennedy, in her first major public appearance since Joe Biden posted her as US ambassador to Canberra last July, unveils her diplomatic tradecraft. hansvan333 FinancialReview Business Summit USEmbAustralia
If you’re the daughter of one of America’s most famous presidents and part of the country’s most glamorous political dynasty, making a splash as US ambassador to Australia should be as easy as getting out of bed.
She said that when she was ambassador to Japan under former president Barack Obama between 2013 and 2017, she had learnt that “it takes six to nine months to figure out what, where the opportunities really are, and then the rest of the time to try to make progress on them”.The first thing she has learnt is that she isn’t here to do running repairs on the Australia-US relationship.
This means her main task has been to go out and meet the public. And, being a Kennedy, the door has been wide open.“I come from a family that’s so prominent, people know who I am. It’s allowed me to sort of connect with people in a way that they feel like they know me, and so they do,” she said. Kennedy said AUKUS would expand outwards into quantum computing, artificial intelligence, hypersonics and cybersecurity, which would transform those industries and accelerate the development of new technology., where Kennedy was at pains to emphasise the consistency of approach from Canberra and Washington.
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