Jean Kennedy Smith

Jean Ann Kennedy Smith (February 20, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an American diplomat. She was the Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.. and Rose Kennedy. She was 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.

In 2011, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama for her work with Very Special Arts and the disabled.

Early life
Jean Ann Kennedy was born on February 20, 1928 in Brookline, Massachusetts,"Jean Kennedy Smith." The Kennedy Family: JFK Library. on her elder sister Kathleen's eighth birthday. She was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied at Manhattanville College.

Personal life
Kennedy was married to Stephen Edward Smith from 1956 until his death in 1990. They had four children.

Smith died on June 17, 2020 in Manhattan, aged 92.

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VSA arts official website

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