President Biden is nominating Victoria Kennedy, an attorney and the widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy, to serve as his ambassador to Austria.
FILE - In this May 7, 2017 file photo, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, arrives at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum before the 2017 Profile in Courage award ceremonies. President Joe Biden is nominating the widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy to serve as his ambassador to Austria Kennedy, an attorney and a gun control advocate, came to know Biden during the years he served with her husband in the Senate.
Kennedy, a gun control advocate, came to know the president during the years when Biden served with her husband in the Senate. Kennedy has also served on the boards of gun control advocacy groups, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C., as well as Stop Handgun Violence in Boston. She founded the group Common Sense about Kids and Guns, aimed at reducing guns deaths and injuries to children.“My parents and grandparents taught us through the example of their own lives how important it is to serve and give back,” Kennedy said in a statement.
Cohen said in a statement that, if confirmed, he would look to grow “the important relationship” as both nations look to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. Canada announced this week that it would ease restrictions at the border next month, allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in the United States who are fully vaccinated to enter without quarantining.
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