Jean Kennedy Smith Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith (born February 20, 1928) is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald and is their last surviving child. Her siblings include President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, longtime Senator Ted Kennedy, and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver.Smith is the founder of Very Special Arts (VSA), an internationally recognized non-profit dedicated to creating a society where those with disabilities can engage with the arts. In 2011, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama for her work with VSA and the disabled.As Ambassador to Ireland from 1993-1998, Smith was instrumental to the Northern Ireland peace process as President Bill Clinton's representative in Dublin. She successfully advocated for the U.S. government to grant a visa to Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams which directly led to the IRA declaring a ceasefire in 1994. Irish President Mary McAleese conferred honorary Irish citizenship on Smith in 1998 in recognition of her service to the country.
Stephen Edward Smith, Jr., Kym Maria Smith, Amanda Mary Smith
Parents
Rose Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Siblings
John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Kathleen Cavendish, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Rosemary Kennedy
Was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of Ireland in 1998.
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Served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland from June 24, 1993 to September 17, 1998. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she played a major role in helping the Northern Ireland peace process progress.
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With the death of Senator Ted Kennedy on August 25, 2009, she remains the sole surviving child of the American political dynasty that was created by the marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
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Is generally credited with discovering Irish pop act The Corrs during her tenure as US Ambassador to Ireland (1993-1998). Kennedy Smith had been invited by "Riverdance" composer, Bill Whelan, to attend The Corrs' first professional gig in Dublin (March 1994) and was so impressed with the show, she invited the band to Boston to play at a VIP function at the Kennedy Library and at the 1994 World Cup in Boston organized by her brother, US Senator Ted Kennedy.
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Mother of Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (b. June 29th 1957), William Kennedy Smith (b. September 4th 1960), Amanda Mary Smith (b. April 30th 1967) and Kym Maria Smith (b. November 29th 1972).
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