Editing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (section)

==== Foreign trips ====
[[File:Jacqueline Kennedy at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Jacqueline Kennedy at [[Vijay Chowk]] in [[New Delhi]] in March 1962]]

Jackie Kennedy was a cultural ambassador of the United States known for her cultural and diplomatic work globally and would travel sometimes without President Kennedy to different countries to promote cultural exchange and diplomatic relations. She was highly regarded by foreign dignitaries, as she used her fluency in foreign languages such as French, Spanish, and Italian, as well as her cultural knowledge, to establish strong relationships with foreign leaders and to give speeches. She was awarded the French Legion of Honor, the highest civilian award given by the French government, becoming the initial First Lady and first American woman to be such a recipient. Her role as a cultural ambassador had a significant impact on cultural diplomacy and helped strengthen ties between the United States and other countries.

Jacqueline's language skills and cultural knowledge were highly respected by the French people, and her visit to France with President Kennedy in 1961 was seen as a great success. During the visit, she made a speech in French at the American University in Paris, which was widely praised for its eloquence. In her speech, Jacqueline Kennedy spoke about the importance of cultural exchange between France and the United States, and she emphasized the shared values and history of the two nations.

Throughout her husband's presidency and more than any of the preceding first ladies, Kennedy made many official visits to other countries, on her own or with the President.<ref name="FirstLadies"/> Despite the initial worry that she might not have "political appeal", she proved popular among international dignitaries.<ref name="Beasley, p. 76"/> Before the Kennedys' first official visit to France in 1961, a television special was shot in French with the First Lady on the White House lawn. After arriving in the country, she impressed the public with her ability to speak French, as well as her extensive knowledge of French history.<ref name="Goodman">Goodman, Sidey and Baldrige, pp. 73–74.</ref> At the conclusion of the visit, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine seemed delighted with the First Lady and noted, "There was also that fellow who came with her." Even President Kennedy joked: "I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris&nbsp;– and I have enjoyed it!"<ref

name="Time060961">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,938093,00.html|title=Nation: La Presidente|date=June 9, 1961|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=June 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204204752/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,938093,00.html|archive-date=February 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/06/03/archives/just-an-escort-kennedy-jokes-as-wifes-charm-enchants-paris-first.html|title=Just an Escort, Kennedy Jokes As Wife's Charm Enchants Paris; First Lady Wins Bouquets From Press – She Also Has Brief Chance to Visit Museum and Admire Manet|last=Blair|first=W. Grainger|date=June 3, 1961|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 16, 2015|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318203807/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/06/03/archives/just-an-escort-kennedy-jokes-as-wifes-charm-enchants-paris-first.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

From France, the Kennedys traveled to Vienna, Austria, where [[Premier of the Soviet Union|Soviet Premier]] [[Nikita Khrushchev]] was asked to shake the President's hand for a photo. He replied, "I'd like to shake her hand first."<ref>{{cite book|author=Perry, Barbara A.|title=Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier|publisher=University Press of Kansas|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7006-1343-4|url=https://archive.org/details/jacquelinekenned00perr}}</ref> Khrushchev later sent her a puppy, [[Pushinka]]; the animal was significant for being the offspring of [[Soviet space dogs|Strelka]], the dog that had gone to space during a Soviet space mission.<ref>Meagher and Gragg, p. 83.</ref>
[[File:Jacqueline Kennedy at the Taj Mahal, 15 March 1962.jpg|thumb|Kennedy at the [[Taj Mahal]], [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], March 1962]]
At the urging of U.S. Ambassador to India [[John Kenneth Galbraith]], Kennedy undertook a [[Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 goodwill tour of India and Pakistan|tour of India and Pakistan]] with her sister Lee Radziwill in 1962. The tour was amply documented in photojournalism as well as in Galbraith's journals and memoirs. The president of Pakistan, [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]], had given her a horse named [[Sardar (horse)|Sardar]] as a gift. He had found out on his visit to the White House that he and the First Lady had a common interest in horses.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2011/03/jackie-kennedy-adopts-sardar-march-23-1962-051743|title=Jackie Kennedy adopts Sardar, March 23, 1962|first=Andrew|last=Glass|date=March 23, 2011|work=Politico|archive-date=December 22, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112052/http://www.politico.com/story/2011/03/jackie-kennedy-adopts-sardar-march-23-1962-051743|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Life'' magazine correspondent Anne Chamberlin wrote that Kennedy "conducted herself magnificently" although noting that her crowds were smaller than those that President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] and Queen [[Elizabeth II]] attracted when they had previously visited these countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/this-day-in-politics-march-12-1962-115982|title=Jacqueline Kennedy begins South Asia trip, March 12, 1962|first=Andrew|last=Glass|date=March 12, 2015|work=Politico|archive-date=November 17, 2015|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025452/http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/this-day-in-politics-march-12-1962-115982|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to these well-publicized trips during the three years of the Kennedy administration, she traveled to countries including [[Afghanistan]], Austria, Canada,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04EFDC103DE733A2575BC1A9639C946091D6CF|title=Ottawa Reacts to Mrs. Kennedy With 'Special Glow of Warmth'; Prime Minister Hails Her at Parliament – Crowds Cheer Her at Horse Show and During Visit to Art Gallery|last=Long|first=Tania|date=May 1, 1961|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 16, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033227/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04EFDC103DE733A2575BC1A9639C946091D6CF|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Colombia]], United Kingdom, [[Greece]], [[Italy]], Mexico,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/03/24/2003614311|title=Pioneering aide to Jacqueline Kennedy dies|date=March 24, 2015|newspaper=Taipei Times}}</ref> [[Morocco]], [[Turkey]], and [[Venezuela]].<ref name="FirstLadies"/> Unlike her husband, Kennedy was fluent in Spanish, which she used to address Latin American audiences.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rabe|first1=Stephen G.|author-link=Stephen G. Rabe|title=The Most Dangerous Area in the World: John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America|date=1999|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill|isbn=0-8078-4764-X|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=hVhuAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 1]}}</ref>