Death of American diplomat Jean Kennedy Smith, JFK's last sister

Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat and younger sister of former US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, died at home in New York on Wednesday at the age of 92. His death was confirmed by his daughter Kym to the New York Times. She was the youngest and the last surviving of the eight children of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.

In 1956, she married Stephen Edward Smith, businessman who was the campaign director for John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Robert Kennedy in 1968. She also invested in her brothers' campaigns, in a lesser role official than that of her husband. Together they will have four children, who will give them six grandchildren.

Involved in Northern Ireland peace agreements

In 1974, she founded the "Very Special Art Committee", an organization that promotes the artistic talents of children with disabilities.

When she was 65 years old, President Bill Clinton appointed her in 1993 ambassador of the United States in Ireland. In this post where she is appreciated by all parties and which she will occupy until 1998, Jean Kennedy Smith opens the way to an official agreement to end decades of violence in Northern Ireland. She will also receive Irish nationality on an honorary basis.