Victoria Reggie Kennedy

Victoria Anne Kennedy (née Reggie; born February 26, 1954)^[1] is an American diplomat, attorney and activist. Kennedy is the U.S. Ambassador to Austria since 2022. She is the second wife and widow of longtime U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, who was the brother of President John F. Kennedy. Victoria Reggie is descended from an emigrant Lebanese family. It was her grandparents who left Lebanon, and their name, Araïji, was Americanized into Reggie. Her mother is also of Lebanese origin, from the Boustany family.

Victoria Kennedy
Kennedy in 2025
United States Ambassador to Austria
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Trevor Traina
Personal details
Born	Victoria Anne Reggie (1954-02-26) February 26, 1954 (age 71) Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Grier Raclin ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1990)​ Ted Kennedy ​ ​ (m. 1992; died 2009)​
Children	2
Education	Tulane University (BA, JD)

In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Kennedy to be the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Austria.^[2] On October 26, 2021, Kennedy was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.^[3]