Kennedy confirmed as 1st female U.S. envoy to Japan

Kennedy confirmed as 1st female U.S. envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The U.S. Senate on Oct. 16, 2013, endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Kennedy, a 55-year-old attorney, as the country's first female envoy to Japan at its plenary session.

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