Tokyo, "great expectations" for Caroline Kennedy’s diplomatic mandate
Tokyo (AsiaNews) - Caroline Kennedy has officially taken up her post as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, bringing "quite a few advantages to both nations and, indirectly, also to the whole world. There has never been another U.S. ambassador welcomed with such high expectations . Hopefully, she will keep the position for several years", said Yoshida Suga , Head of the Secretariat of the Japanese Cabinet , immediately after the presentation of credentials of the new U.S. representative in Tokyo.
Caroline Kennedy (55 years old)
arrived Nov. 15 at Narita International Airport ( Tokyo). When her father, John F. Kennedy
was assassinated (November 22, 1963) Caroline was 6 years old . From
a Catholic family, she attended Catholic primary schools and was married in a
Catholic ceremony at age 29 . She had three children: Rose
, Tatiana and John .
She
entered into public life by supporting the two election campaigns for the
presidency of the United States launched by Barack Obama (2008 and 2013). July
24, 2013 Obama announced her appointment as ambassador to Tokyo, unanimously confirmed
by the Senate and accepted by the Government of Japan. This
morning she presented her credentials to the Emperor of Japan, carried by a
carriage drawn by two white horses. Tomorrow
she will lunch with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But
she has stated that the 50th anniversary of the assassination of her father will
be " strictly private ."
For years the post of U.S.
ambassador to Japan has been covered by high profile political and diplomatic
figures, including Tom Scheffer and John Ross, who had a direct relationship
with the president. Caroline
Kennedy is no less: she, Suga informs, "can always call on President Obama
."
Her
weak point is her lack of political and diplomatic experience. Her
human qualities make up for this in part, and also the U.S. State Department
has created a "Team Caroline" , a body of diplomatic specialists at
the service of the new ambassador .
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