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Obama says will name Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Japan

WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:05pm EDT
 

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would name Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, as ambassador to Japan, lending the prestige of a storied political dynasty to the relationship with an important Asian ally.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/24/us-usa-japan-kennedy-idUSBRE96N1A920130724


"The Japanese will love her," Leamer said. "They love the Kennedys. They have this fascination with all things western, and they're obsessed with celebrities."

The previous U.S. ambassador was California lawyer John Roos.

(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; editing by Jackie Frank and Cynthia Osterman)