Albany (New York, US), Dec. 16 : Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, has said that she is interested in bidding for the soon-to-be vacated Senate seat of incoming US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Ending weeks of silence and speculation, Kennedy made a series of rapid-fire phone calls to the state's leading political figures on Monday, including New York Governor David A. Paterson, in which she emphatically and enthusiastically declared herself interested in the seat.

Albany (New York), Dec. 6 : Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, has reportedly interested in Hillary Clinton’s New York Senate seat.

According to the New York Daily News, Kennedy has called State Governor Paterson to discuss the two-year appointment and is "seriously considering" the job.

Her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., confirmed the news to the paper.

RFK Jr., whose father once held that Senate seat, said Caroline Kennedy and Paterson have spoken several times. He said the whole Kennedy clan would support her if she takes the seat and then runs for election in 2010.