8 April 2022

The Kennedy name retains magic: JFK’s daughter poised to be US Ambassador to Australia

Stephen Loosley, AM
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney

In an interview for Sky News, the US Studies Centre’s Stephen Loosley has praised the nomination of Caroline Kennedy to be US Ambassador to Australia as very important for both nations.

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Stephen Loosley, AM
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
Stephen Loosley served in the Australian Parliament during the Hawke and Keating Governments where he chaired both the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and the Senate Regulations Committee.

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