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| Caroline Kennedy to be US ambassador to Japan - reports | Caroline Kennedy to be US ambassador to Japan - reports |
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| President Barack Obama has asked the daughter of former President John F Kennedy to be America's ambassador to Japan, US media report. | President Barack Obama has asked the daughter of former President John F Kennedy to be America's ambassador to Japan, US media report. |
| Caroline Kennedy was a key Obama supporter in 2008 and 2012, but has largely shunned political life. | Caroline Kennedy was a key Obama supporter in 2008 and 2012, but has largely shunned political life. |
| She considered running for a New York senate seat when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009, but declined citing personal reasons. | She considered running for a New York senate seat when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009, but declined citing personal reasons. |
| Japan is among America's largest trading partners. | |
| A source from the Democratic party told CNN on Monday that Ms Kennedy was being vetted for the post. | A source from the Democratic party told CNN on Monday that Ms Kennedy was being vetted for the post. |
| Previous US ambassadors to Tokyo have included former Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield, former Vice-President Walter Mondale and former House Speaker Tom Foley. | Previous US ambassadors to Tokyo have included former Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield, former Vice-President Walter Mondale and former House Speaker Tom Foley. |
| Ms Kennedy is the only surviving child of the assassinated president and former First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. | Ms Kennedy is the only surviving child of the assassinated president and former First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. |
| She is married to Edwin Schlossberg, who owns a New York-based design firm, and they have three children. | She is married to Edwin Schlossberg, who owns a New York-based design firm, and they have three children. |
| Ms Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia universities and has served at many non-profit organisations, such as the John F Kennedy Library and the American Ballet Theatre. | Ms Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia universities and has served at many non-profit organisations, such as the John F Kennedy Library and the American Ballet Theatre. |
| She was also a speaker at the two previous Democratic National Conventions. | She was also a speaker at the two previous Democratic National Conventions. |