Anonymous ID: 9ff409 Feb. 23, 2019, 8:52 p.m. No.5355683   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>5843

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Jan. 11, 2017 Caroline Kennedy, an Ambassador Whose Role Transcended the Embassy

A 2015 report by the Office of Inspector General highlighted Ms. Kennedy’s unfamiliarity with “leading and managing an institution the size of the U.S. Mission to Japan” and criticized a lack of communication within the embassy. On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald J. Trump mocked Ms. Kennedy, claiming “she’ll do anything they want, anything!” in reference to the Japanese government.

 

But those who have worked with her say she leveraged the good will associated with her family name — as well as her close ties to President Obama — to build strong relationships with people in the Japanese government, business community and broader public.

 

“She transformed herself from a celebrity into an influential public figure and statesman who became trusted, respected, liked and listened to,” said Daniel R. Russel, assistant secretary at the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the State Department.

 

Ms. Kennedy won public appreciation as she traveled across the country, visiting 35 of 47 prefectures. She rode in bicycle races in the Tohoku region devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and showed a playful side when she appeared in a Santa hat in a wildly popular video (more than six million views and counting) mimicking dance moves from a popular Japanese television series.

 

When talking at conferences about women’s equality, one of her favorite causes, Ms. Kennedy did not hector her audiences, said Kathy Matsui, chief Japan equity strategist at Goldman Sachs in Tokyo and an adviser to Mr. Abe on women’s issues.

 

“She always talked about the history of women’s empowerment in the United States, which wasn’t always a stellar track record either, to say how far everybody has come,” Ms. Matsui said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/caroline-kennedy-japan-ambassador.html

 

2009 Caroline Kennedy Is Alive, But Stays Quiet on Senate Controversy

 

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/02/caroline_kennedy_is_alive_but.html

Anonymous ID: 9ff409 Feb. 23, 2019, 9:04 p.m. No.5355843   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>5864

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The Japanese had 'our girl' Caroline Kennedy ride a bike through leaking radiation.

 

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was an energy accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in ĹŚkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, initiated primarily by the tsunami following the TĹŤhoku earthquake on 11 March 2011.