Joe Kennedy III named as US economic envoy to Northern Ireland

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Joe Kennedy III named as US economic envoy to Northern Ireland
Appointment of former congressman and grandson of Robert Kennedy comes amid transatlantic tension over post-Brexit trade
Joe Kennedy will fill a post vacant since Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff left the role last year.
Edward Helmore
Mon 19 Dec 2022 10.47 EST
Last modified on Mon 19 Dec 2022 10.48 EST


Joe Kennedy III, the 42-year-old scion of one of America’s most famous political families, has agreed to serve as the special envoy to Northern Ireland for economic affairs, the US state department announced on Monday.

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“His role builds on the longstanding US commitment to supporting peace, prosperity, and stability in Northern Ireland.”

Kennedy’s appointment comes at a moment of elevated tensions between Washington and London over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol that dictates post-Brexit trade regulations in the UK province, and it comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement next year which aimed to end nearly 30 years of political violence in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.

Kennedy called his appointment “an incredible honor” and said he looked forward to helping the Joe Biden White House “reaffirm US commitment to Northern Ireland and to promote economic prosperity and opportunity for all its people”.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/19/joe-kennedy-iii-northern-ireland-us-economic-envoy

[patricia92243]

1. There used to be some buzz about him being President someday. The article says

he is a former congressman, what has being doing since then.