Maeve Kennedy McKean
American attorney and health official (1979–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maeve Fahey Kennedy McKean (née Townsend; November 1, 1979 – April 2, 2020) was an American public health official, human rights attorney, and academic. A member of the Kennedy family, she was a daughter of Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and a granddaughter of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Maeve Kennedy McKean | |
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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, near Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | Boston College Trinity College Dublin Georgetown University |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
David McKean (m. 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | David Townsend Kathleen Kennedy |
Relatives | Kennedy family |
McKean served as the executive director of the Global Health Initiative at Georgetown University. 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[2] at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. McKean disappeared while canoeing in the Chesapeake Bay in 2020. Her body was recovered from the Chesapeake later that week.[3][4][5][6][7]