What is Jean Kennedy Smith doing now? Ethnicity, Salary

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Short Info

Spouse	Stephen Edward Smith
Fact	Was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of Ireland in 1998.

Jean Kennedy Smith (born February 20, 1928) is an American diplomat, author, and philanthropist. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Her siblings include President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy.

Smith is the widow of Stephen Edward Smith, Jr., whom she married in 1956. The couple had four children: Stephen, William, Amanda, and Kym.

A graduate of Manhattanville College, Smith began her career as a teacher in New York City. She later worked as a staff assistant for her brother John’s presidential campaign in 1960. After his election, she served as the First Lady’s social secretary from 1961 to 1963.

In 1964, Smith moved to Rome with her husband and children, where she worked at the U.S. Embassy. She later served as Chief of Protocol for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1969 to 1976.

In the 1980s, Smith became involved in several philanthropic endeavors, including serving as the honorary chair of the Special Olympics and as a founding member of the Kennedy Center Honors Committee. She also served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the American Red Cross.

Smith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama.

Jean Kennedy Smith was born on February 20, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the eighth child of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Her siblings included President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy.

Smith attended private schools in New York and Massachusetts before enrolling at Manhattanville College in New York, from which she graduated in 1949. After college, she worked as a teacher in New York City before moving to Rome with her husband and children in 1964.

While living in Rome, Smith worked at the U.S. Embassy and later served as Chief of Protocol for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1969 to 1976. In the 1980s, she became involved in several philanthropic endeavors, including serving as the honorary chair of the Special Olympics and as a founding member of the Kennedy Center Honors Committee.

Smith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama.

General Info

Full Name	Jean Kennedy Smith
Profession	Politician, Diplomat, Actor
Education	Manhattanville College
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Stephen Edward Smith
Children	William Kennedy Smith, Kym Maria Smith, Amanda Mary Smith, Stephen Edward Smith Jr.
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

Accomplishments

Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom
Movies	Lincoln

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0808651

Facts

#	Fact
1	With the death of her younger brother Ted Kennedy, she is the only surviving child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
2	US ambassador to Ireland [1997]
3	Was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of Ireland in 1998.
4	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.
5	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.
6	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.
7	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).
8	Is the youngest of five sisters. Sisters are Rosemary Kennedy (b. 1918), Kathleen Kennedy (1920-1948), Eunice Kennedy Shriver (b. 1921) and Patricia Kennedy (b. 1924).
9	Aunt of Caroline Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr., Maria Shriver, Robert Shriver, Christopher Lawford, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Jr., Kerry Kennedy, Maxwell Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, and Patrick Kennedy.
10	Daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
11	Sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy, Sargent Shriver, and Ethel Kennedy. Former sister-in-law of Joan Bennett Kennedy.
12	Brothers are Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.