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==Early life and education==
Shriver was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is part of the [[Kennedy political family]], since his mother was [[Eunice Kennedy Shriver|Eunice Mary Kennedy]]. He is also a part of the prominent [[Shriver family]] since his ancestor [[David Shriver]] was a delegate of [[Frederick County, Maryland]], who signed the Maryland Constitution and Bill of Rights at Maryland's Constitutional Convention of 1776. His father is [[Sargent Shriver]], the first director of the [[Peace Corps]] upon its establishment by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, a former ambassador to [[France]] and the 1972 Democratic vice presidential candidate. His sister, [[Maria Shriver]], is a former journalist and the former First Lady of [[California]] (she was married to former Governor of California [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] until mid-year 2011). His brother, Bobby Shriver, served as a city council member and mayor of Santa Monica, California.
 
His sister, [[Maria Shriver]], is a former journalist and the former First Lady of [[California]] (she was married to former Governor of California [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] until mid-year 2011). His brother, Bobby Shriver, served as a city council member and mayor of Santa Monica, California.
 
Shriver attended high school at the [[Georgetown Preparatory School]], in [[North Bethesda, Maryland|North Bethesda]], [[Maryland]], and graduated in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gprep.org/about/alumni/notable-alumni |title=Notable Alumni |publisher=Georgetown Preparatory School |access-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214231820/https://www.gprep.org/about/alumni/notable-alumni |url-status=dead }}</ref> Afterward, he earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in 1986, and a [[master's degree]] in public administration from [[Harvard University]] in 1993.