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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy -LRB- born November 27 , 1957 -RRB- is an American author , attorney , and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 .. United States Ambassador to Japan. United States Ambassador to Japan. She is a prominent member of the Kennedy family and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy .. Kennedy family. Kennedy family. John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy. President. President of the United States. First Lady. First Lady of the United States. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Caroline Kennedy was just short of her sixth birthday when her father was assassinated on November 22 , 1963 .. her father was assassinated. Assassination of John F. Kennedy. The following year , Caroline , her mother , and brother settled on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , where she attended school .. Upper East Side. Upper East Side. Manhattan. Manhattan. Kennedy graduated from Radcliffe College and worked at Manhattan 's Metropolitan Museum of Art , where she met her future husband , exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg .. Edwin Schlossberg. Edwin Schlossberg. Manhattan. Manhattan. Radcliffe College. Radcliffe College. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. She went on to receive a J.D. degree from Columbia Law School .. Columbia Law School. Columbia Law School. Most of Kennedy 's professional life has spanned law and politics , as well as education reform and charitable work .. She has also acted as a spokesperson for her family 's legacy and co-authored two books on civil liberties with Ellen Alderman .. two books. #Works published. civil liberties. civil liberties. Early in the primary race for the 2008 presidential election , Kennedy and her uncle Ted endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama for President ; she later stumped for him in Florida , Indiana , and Ohio , served as co-chair of his Vice Presidential Search Committee , and addressed the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver .. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). President. President of the United States. 2008 presidential election. United States presidential election, 2008. stumped. Stump speech ( politics ). Vice Presidential Search Committee. Democratic Party ( United States ) vice presidential candidates, 2008. 2008 Democratic National Convention. 2008 Democratic National Convention. Denver. Denver. After Obama selected United States Senator Hillary Clinton to serve as Secretary of State , Kennedy expressed interest in being appointed to Clinton 's vacant Senate seat from New York , but she later withdrew from consideration , citing `` personal reasons . ''. New York. New York ( state ). Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton. Secretary of State. United States Secretary of State. Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand ultimately replaced Clinton as the junior New York Senator .. New York. New York ( state ). Kirsten Gillibrand. Kirsten Gillibrand. In 2013 , President Obama appointed Kennedy as the United States ambassador to Japan .. President. President of the United States