No- but his father, Joseph Kennedy, held this position at one time.
Joe Kennedy was appointed ambassador to Great Britain by Roosevelt.
John F. Kennedy's father, Joe Kennedy, was once the ambassador for the USA in the UK.
The U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, John Hay, called the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war". The Spanish-American War, of course, resulted in mass casualties on both sides of the conflict.
John F. Kennedy (JFK) began his involvement in politics, as did several of his brothers and relatives, based on the political interest his father had in this area of American life. JFK's father was in politics and at one time was the US Ambassador to Great Britain. As an aside, JFK's father had hoped that one of his sons would someday run for the office of US President.
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He was an ambassador to Great Britain from 1785 to 1788. Prior to that he was in Paris (and in Amsterdam a short time).
Caroline Kennedy is famous for being the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She is also known for her career as an attorney, author, and diplomat, serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017.
Yes, Joe Kennedy, the father of the later president John F. Kennedy.
He was an Attorney general, senator from New York, and a civil rights activist who was the brother of the assassinated President, JFK (John F Kennedy). He was assassinated in the year of 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel.
Joseph Kennedy was very successful as a banker, bootlegger, liquor distributor, stock broker, and most famously known for his ambassador to Great Britain during part of the FDR administration. He expected his oldest son, Joseph, Jr. to go into politics and when Joe was killed in the war , John was pressured into running for office. His womanizing no doubt set a model for John.
Joseph Kennedy was very successful as a banker, bootlegger, liquor distributor, stock broker, and most famously known for his ambassador to Great Britain during part of the FDR administration. He expected his oldest son, Joseph, Jr. to go into politics and when Joe was killed in the war , John was pressured into running for office. His womanizing no doubt set a model for John.
JFK's father was an ambassador to England. I think I remember from a program on the History Channel that his older sister Kate, who died in a plane crash was also.