JFK's grandnephew appointed Special Envoy to the North

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin welcomed the appointment

Joe Kennedy III. File picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A grandnephew of President John F Kennedy has been appointed as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland.

Announcing the appointment of Joe Kennedy III as special envoy, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said he would be tasked with “advancing economic development and investment opportunities in Northern Ireland to the benefit of all communities as well as strengthening people-to-people ties between the United States and Northern Ireland."