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“I am grateful for so many things; most of all this opportunity to serve my country, to learn from you, to work with you and with the people of Japan, and to bring our two great nations even closer together.”
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From left: America–Japan Society President Ichiro Fujisaki; Ambassador Caroline Kennedy; Ed Schlossberg, Kennedy’s husband; and ACCJ President Larry Bates
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The Ambassador receives a cake in celebration of her birthday.
To watch Ambassador Kennedy’s speech at the ACCJ’s “Welcome Luncheon for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy,” please visit: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=QUD6381-G5U.
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