| − | '''Caroline Kennedy (Schlossberg)''', was born November 27, 1957, and is the daughter of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Jacqueline Kennedy|Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis]] and niece of Senator [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. She is a [[writer]] and [[lawyer]] who resides in [[New York City]]. She is a member of the John F. Kennedy Library Board, Kennedy Foundation, American Ballet Theater and the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award foundation. | + | '''Caroline Kennedy (Schlossberg)''', was born November 27, 1957, and is the daughter of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Jacqueline Kennedy|Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis]] and niece of Senator [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. She is Ambassador to Japan. Before that, she was a [[writer]] and [[lawyer]] who resided in [[New York City]]. She is a member of the John F. Kennedy Library Board, Kennedy Foundation, American Ballet Theater and the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award foundation. |
| | In 2008, she served as a member of the advisory committee suggesting vice-presidential nominees for [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential campaign. | | In 2008, she served as a member of the advisory committee suggesting vice-presidential nominees for [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential campaign. |
| − | In December 2008, she announced that she wants to be ''appointed'' to fill the [[U.S. Senate]] seat being vacated by [[Hillary Clinton]], despite the fact that Caroline Kennedy "has never held political office or shaped public policy."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/28/caroline-kennedy-busts-new-york-times-reporter-interview/</ref> | + | In December 2008, she sought to be ''appointed'' to fill the [[U.S. Senate]] seat being vacated by [[Hillary Clinton]] when Clinton became Secretary of State, despite the fact that Caroline Kennedy "has never held political office or shaped public policy."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/28/caroline-kennedy-busts-new-york-times-reporter-interview/</ref> On January 22, 2009, Kennedy released a statement withdrawing from consideration for the seat, citing "personal reasons".<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Kennedy Drops Bid for Senate Seat, Citing Personal Reasons|author1=Confessore, Nicholas |author2=Hakim, Danny| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html?hp|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 22, 2009|accessdate=January 9, 2010}}</ref> Kennedy declined to expand upon the reasons that led to her decision to withdraw.<ref name="Times"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kennedy Says Children Had No Role in Senate Decision| author= Confessore, Nicholas| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/nyregion/19kennedy.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=May 18, 2009|accessdate=January 9, 2010}}</ref> One day after Kennedy's withdrawal, Paterson announced his selection of Representative [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] to fill the Senate seat.<ref name="withdrawal statement">{{cite news | title=Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Senate Bid | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28780112/ | publisher= [[MSNBC]] | date=January 22, 2009 | accessdate= January 22, 2009}}</ref> |
| − | While Caroline Kennedy was a strong early choice to be appointed, her "campaign" fell apart during her interviews, when many average citizens saw that Caroline Kennedy may not have been as sharp as she was put out to be. It is also widely suspected that Caroline Kennedy would not even have been in the question if she wasn't a Kennedy.
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