Honored to present my credentials to His Majesty the Emperor
of Japan. What a memorable day! 10:09 AM - 19 Nov 2013
JFK’s daughter Caroline travels to Japan’s imperial palace
in a carriage to meet Emperor Akihito
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/11/19/jfks-daughter-caroline-travels-to-japans-imperial-palace-in-a-carriage-to-meet-emperor-akihito/
TOKYO — New U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy travelled by
horse-drawn carriage into the Imperial Palace to present her credentials to
Japan’s emperor on Tuesday, giving the public a rare look at a diplomatic
tradition.
Thousands of onlookers lined the avenues near the
moat-ringed palace to snap pictures and wave as Kennedy, the 55-year-old
daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, waved back from inside the
carriage.
In an unusual move, national broadcaster NHK showed
Kennedy’s arrival at the Imperial
Palace live, following
the entourage from the air once it entered the palace gates.
Ambassador-Designate Kennedy Introduces Herself in Video
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20131116-01.html
Hi, I'm Caroline Kennedy. Welcome to my home in New York City.
I'm deeply honored that President Obama has asked me to
serve as the United States Ambassador to Japan. Growing up in a family
dedicated to public service, I saw how people can come together to solve
challenges through commitment, communication and cooperation.
That's something I've tried to do in my own life as well.
As Ambassador, I look forward to fostering the deep
friendship, strategic alliance and economic partnership between our countries.
I am fortunate to have studied Japanese history and culture
and to have visited your beautiful country.
When I was 20, I accompanied my uncle, Senator Edward
Kennedy, on a trip to Hiroshima.
It left me with a profound desire to work for a better, more peaceful world. A
few years later my husband, Ed, and I returned to Nara
and Kyoto on
our honeymoon.
Since that time, I've seen firsthand how American and
Japanese people are bound by common values. We share a commitment to freedom,
human rights and the rule of law. My goal as Ambassador is to build on the
proud traditions of mutual respect and close partnership. I look forward to
learning more and to making new friends.
As an author, educator and attorney, and as a mother, I've
learned that we are all teachers and students in our own lives, and we can
transform the world by helping one another.
Ed and I have tried to pass this on to our three children -
Rose, Tatiana and Jack.
I am humbled by the opportunity to represent the United States
to one of our greatest allies and closest friends. Together, our two countries
have done much good for the world - and we can do so much more.
Thank you. Nihon de o-ai shimashou.
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s Statement on Arriving in Japan
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20131115-01.html
AMBASSADOR KENNEDY: Thank you all for coming to meet us
today. Hajimemashite. My husband Ed and I are thrilled to be in Japan and
looking forward to having our children join us in a few weeks.
I bring greetings from President Obama. He is a great
admirer of Japan,
and I am honored to represent him as the United States Ambassador.
I am also proud to carry forward my father’s legacy of
public service. He had hoped to be the first United States President to visit Japan. So it is
a special honor for me to be able to work to strengthen the close ties between
our two great countries.
Japan and
the United States
share a commitment to freedom, democracy and the rule of law - and we work
together on important global humanitarian efforts and civil society
initiatives. Our Alliance
is critical to a prosperous and peaceful world.
I am excited to see your beautiful country, to learn
everything I can, to make lots of new friends, and to go back to America and
tell everyone to come and visit!
Ambassador Kennedy Begins Official Duties
http://japan.usembassy.gov/
Nov. 19 - Ambassador Caroline Kennedy presented her
diplomatic credentials to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan today, officially
marking the beginning of her tenure.
US envoy
Caroline Kennedy meets Japan’s
emperor
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/530651/us-envoy-caroline-kennedy-meets-japans-emperor
TOKYO — New U.S.
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy traveled by horse-drawn carriage into the Imperial
Palace to present her credentials to Japan’s emperor on Tuesday, giving the
public a rare look at a diplomatic tradition.
Thousands of onlookers lined the avenues near the
moat-ringed palace to snap pictures and wave as Kennedy, the 55-year-old
daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, waved back from inside the
carriage.
In an unusual move, national broadcaster NHK showed
Kennedy’s arrival at the Imperial
Palace live, following
the entourage from the air once it entered the palace gates.
It is customary for a newly arrived ambassador to meet with
Emperor Akihito to present credentials, and Kennedy was one of several
diplomats who did Tuesday. Others also opted for a carriage, but it wasn’t
clear how many.
“Honored to present my credentials to His Majesty the
Emperor of Japan. What a memorable day!” Kennedy tweeted later, sharing a photo
of her alighting from the carriage at the palace’s Pine Hall.
Speaking to reporters, Kennedy described the ceremony as
“wonderful.”
“I am honored to serve my country,” she said.
The procession was accompanied by palace officials in
European-style ceremonial costumes, including a footman in breeches. Her
carriage, the spokes of its coppery wheels gleaming in the late afternoon
sunshine, was led by a horseman astride a white horse.
Kennedy was appointed ambassador after helping President
Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
She is the first woman to be U.S.
ambassador to Japan, the United States’
fourth-largest trading partner and home to the Navy’s 7th Fleet and 50,000
American troops.
She is to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this
week and visit Yokota Air base, an American military facility west of Tokyo. Friday is the 50th
anniversary of her father’s assassination.
Caroline Kennedy comienza su nuevo trabajo como embajadora de Estados Unidos en Japón
http://www.hola.com/famosos/2013111968202/caroline-kennedy-embajadora-japon/
Coincide con el 50
aniversario de la muerte de su padre
Su vida
ha estado marcada por los golpes del destino. Primero perdió a su padre cuando
tan solo tenía cinco años, después perdió a su madre, Jacqueline Kennedy, en
1994, a la edad de 64 años, y tan solo cinco años después tuvo que despedir a
su hermano y su cuñada en un fatídico accidente aéreo ocurrido en 1999. Ahora y
justo en la semana en la que se celebra el 50 aniversario de la muerte de su
padre, el trigésimo quinto presidente de los Estados Unidos, asesinado en Texas
el 22 de noviembre de 1963, Caroline Kennedy ha comenzado su nuevo trabajo como
embajadora de Estados Unidos en Japón.
Caroline,
quien llegó al que será su nuevo hogar el pasado viernes acompañada por su
marido Edwin Schlossberg, comenzó ayer a cumplir sus primeras obligaciones como
embajadora. Para empezar la hija del asesinado presidente John F. Kennedy
presentó sus credenciales como nueva embajadora de Estados Unidos en el país al
emperador Akihito, un evento que fue retransmitido en directo por la televisión
nipona.
Como marca la tradición, la nueva embajadora
se trasladó al palacio Imperial de Tokio en una carroza de caballos cubierta y
el recorrido de unos 10 minutos fue seguido en directo por las cámaras de la
televisión pública nipona NHK.
La
abogada de 55 años, que fue nominada como embajadora por el presidente Barack
Obama después de haber desempeñado un papel importante en la campaña del
mandatario a la reelección, entregó sus credenciales al emperador en la sala
Matsu-no-Ma de la residencia imperial.
Caroline,
quien dejo claro en esta aparición publica que es una digna hereda de la
elegancia de su madre, se ha convertido en la primera mujer en servir como
embajadora de Estados Unidos en Japón, el cuarto socio comercial más importante
de Estados Unidos y el hogar de la 7ma. Flota de la Armada de Estados Unidos y
50.000 soldados norteamericanos.
La hija
de John F. Kennedy, quien espera con su trabajo poder fortalecer aún más los
lazos entre los dos grandes países, ha recordado a su padre diciendo: "Es
un orgulloso llevar adelante el legado de mi padre haciendo esta función
pública, Él siempre tuvo la esperanza de ser el primer presidente de los EE.UU.
en visitar Japón".
Y tras
presentarse ante el Emperador, Caroline, la única superviviente de la familia
del que fuera presidente estadounidense entre 1961 y 1963, visitó el Ministerio
de Asuntos Exteriores de Japón para realizar ya sus primeras reuniones
oficiales con los diplomáticos, dejando claro que ha llegado para trabajar
estrechamente con Barack Obama para bordar algunos asuntos urgentes entre ambos
países.
Los medios nipones destacaron que la rapidez con la que ha
sido recibida Kennedy por Akihito muestra la importancia que Tokio da al
nombramiento y a las relaciones con Washington, ya que normalmente esta
ceremonia para nuevos embajadores se celebra como muy pronto un mes después de su llegada.
Se espera además que Kennedy sea recibida este miércoles por
el primer ministro nipón, Shinzo Abe, y el responsable de Asuntos Exteriores,
Fumio Kishida.
Como hemos señalado
anteriormente este viernes se cumple el 50 aniversario del
asesinato de John F. Kennedy y fuentes del
departamento de Exteriores nipón han señalado que esperan que su hija Caroline
pueda pasar el día en un "ambiente tranquilo".
Caroline Kennedy ha reemplazado en Tokio a John Roos, que se
hizo cargo de la legación en 2009 y que fue el primer embajador estadounidense
en asistir a una ceremonia en honor de las víctimas de Hiroshima y Nagasaki,
ciudades destruidas con bombas atómicas lanzadas por Estados Unidos en 1945.
Caroline Kennedy gets the royal treatment as she steps out
in Japan for her first
engagement as USA
envoy
http://www.usgovernmentportal.com/caroline-kennedy-gets-royal-treatment-steps-japan-first-engagement-g789906894?language=en
New US
ambassador to Japan
has audience with emperor to start envoy role
http://www.nzweek.com/world/new-us-ambassador-to-japan-has-audience-with-emperor-to-start-envoy-role-99045/
New US
Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday presented her credentials to
Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to
mark the official launch of her role as the US
envoy in Tokyo.
Kennedy, 55, the daughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, arrived at the Imperial Palace in a horse-drawn carriage to
throngs of well-wishers waving both US and Japanese flags to welcome her.
“I was just honored to present my credentials to his
Majesty, and I’m eager to begin work as ambassador,” Kennedy told a press
briefing after leaving the palace.
She told reporters the ceremony, the peripheral of which
were covered live by Japan’s
national broadcaster NHK in an unprecedented move, was wonderful and that she
was truly honored to be representing her country in Japan.
The swift audience with Japan’s
emperor reflects Tokyo’s eagerness to put
Kennedy to task and set about further enhancing its ties with Washington through the new envoy. Previous
ceremonies have taken place up to a month after a new envoy has arrived in Japan, whereas
Kennedy herself arrived last Friday, pundits noted.
“Caroline Kennedy brings with her quite a few advantages to
both nations and, indirectly, also to the whole world,” said Japan ‘s Chief
Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga following the ceremonial presenting of her
credentials.
“There has never been another US ambassador welcomed with such
high expectations. Hopefully, she will keep the position for a number of
years,” the Japanese top government spokesman said.
Kennedy has previously worked as an attorney and book
editor, serving as the president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
She is the first female to take the top post in Japan, which
has traditionally seen high-profile Americans assume the position at the US
Embassy here.
Also known for her philanthropic endeavors, Kennedy, who
holds degrees from Harvard and Columbia
universities, is known for her communication and interpersonal skills.
She has been and continues to be a staunch supporter of
President Barack Obama, while she failed in her attempts to oust Hillary
Clinton in the Senate after Clinton became
Obama’s secretary of state, she’s known both in Japan
and the United States
as a forward-thinking and savvy political authority.
Japan is
looking to Kennedy to help deepen mutual ties with Washington
among what it describes as a changing geopolitical landscape in Asia, and Washington is looking to Kennedy to ensure that the US realignment
in the Asian region is properly comprehended by the relevant ministries here as
well as ordinary citizens.
Ongoing free trade talks between Tokyo
and a number of countries, including the United
States, will hopefully be expedited through Kennedy, US
sources have said, although some pundits have noted that she lacks experience
in matters of diplomacy.
However, she was met with applause and smiles on the streets
around the Imperial
Palace Tuesday with the
week marking a particular poignant time for the Kennedy family, as Nov. 22
marks the 50th anniversary of her father’s assassination.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent warm greetings to the new US envoy and the two are scheduled to meet later
this week and visit the US Yokota Air base, located west of Tokyo, government officials said Tuesday.
On arrival in Japan,
she thanked her well-wishers saying that her and her husband were “thrilled to
be in Japan”
and that they are looking forward to having their children join them in a few
weeks.
She added that she was “proud to carry forward her father’s
legacy of public service” as he had hoped to be the first US president to visit Japan and hence it was a “special
honor for her to be able to work to strengthen the close ties between the two
countries.”
“Japan
and the United States
share a commitment to freedom, democracy and the rule of law — and we work
together on important global humanitarian efforts and civil society
initiatives. Our alliance is critical to a prosperous and peaceful world,”
Kennedy said.