A ceremony to convey the award to Caroline Kennedy of the United States, who served as Ambassador to Japan for more than three years, was held in New York, and Kennedy said, "I want to do my best to deepen the friendship between the people of Japan and the United States." Said.
Caroline Kennedy of the United States, the eldest daughter of former President Kennedy, was assigned to Japan in November 2013 as the first female ambassador to Japan and served for more than three years.
During his term of office in 2016, he received the Asahi Nihon Daihosho for his contribution to strengthening relations between Japan and the United States, such as by making efforts to realize President Obama's visit to Hiroshima and Prime Minister Abe's visit to Pearl Bay.
At a transmission ceremony held at the Japanese Consul General's residence in New York on the 8th, Consul General Kanji Yamanouchi said, "It was a special three years in the history of US-Japan relations," and awarded the medal, Kennedy said. It is a great honor, and I would like to take this opportunity to do my best to deepen the friendship between the people of Japan and the United States. "
Mr. Kennedy said that he has been involved in the exchange activities of Japanese and American students even after he left the ambassador. I have a stronger desire to do this. I want to visit Japan again. "