Caroline Kennedy

Birth Name:

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

A longtime supporter of the Fund for Public Schools, she helped raise almost $300 million for the organization while serving as a chairwoman in the 2000s
Helped establish the Profile in Courage Award in 1989, a distinction given to public service members who embody the spirit of her father's book, Profiles in Courage
Serves as the honorary president of the Kennedy Library Foundation based in Boston
Named U․S․ Ambassador to Japan by the U․S․ Senate on October 16, 2013
After earning her bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1980, she would later earn her J․D․ from Columbia Law School
Briefly campaigned for a seat in the U․S․ Senate once held by her uncle Robert, but ultimately decided to withdraw her efforts in January of 2009
Interested in journalism since college, she once worked as an intern at the New York Daily News, as well as a photographer's assistant at the 1976 Olympics
A New York Times bestselling author, she published her first book, In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action, in 1991
Provided inspiration for Neil Diamond's hit, "Sweet Caroline․"

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