Claudia Jean Kennedy (born July 14, 1947) is an active lieutenant general in the United States Army.

Claudia Kennedy was born on July 14, 1947, in Frankfurt, during the American occupation of southern Germany after World War II.

She attended Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College), where she became a member of Kappa Delta sorority and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1969.

In 2000, an inquiry by the United States Army's Inspector General concluded that Kennedy was a victim of inappropriate sexual advances from Smith.

During the 2000 United States presidential election, Kennedy was critical of George W. Bush's proposed military policies, especially as they related to the status of women in the armed forces.

[2] In 2002, Democrats actively sought to recruit Kennedy to challenge Senator John Warner, a Republican from Virginia.