Maeve Kennedy McKean
American public health official, human rights attorney and academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maeve Fahey Kennedy McKean (née Townsend; November 1, 1979 – April 2, 2020) was an American public health official, human rights attorney, and academic. She was the Executive Director of the Global Health Initiative at Georgetown University. She was the daughter of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy.
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Personal details | |
Born | Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend[1] (1979-11-01)November 1, 1979 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | April 2, 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 40) Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
David McKean (m. 2009) |
Relations | Kennedy |
Children | 3 |
Parents | David Townsend Kathleen Kennedy |
Education | St. Paul's School for Girls |
Alma mater | Boston College Trinity College Dublin Georgetown University |
Occupation | Lawyer, public health official, professor |
During the Obama Administration, McKean was the first-ever Senior Advisor for Human Rights in the United States Department of State's global AIDS program and the Office of Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
She disappeared with her eldest son, Gideon, in the Chesapeake Bay on April 2, 2020. Maryland law enforcement officials declared that she and her son were presumed dead on April 3, 2020.[2][3] Her body was found in the Chesapeake Bay on April 6 and Gideon's was found on April 8.[4][5] It was said they died after drowning on April 2.[6][7][8]