Caroline Kennedy Arrives in Japan To Take Up Ambassador Post
Will be sworn in next week
Caroline Kennedy arrived in Tokyo on Friday to begin serving as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan.
The 55-year-old daughter of late president John F. Kennedy is the first U.S. female ambassador to Japan.
Kennedy spoke of her father as she began her diplomatic career.
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I assume the Japanese are suitably outraged that they are getting a rookie? I'd think one of our most important international partners deserve better.