| Anne L. Armstrong  AKA Anne Legendre
Born: 27-Dec-1927
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA
Gender: Female
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government, Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to the UK, 1976-77 At one time extraordinarily prominent in the Republican party, Anne L. Armstrong was a pioneer: the first woman to serve in a cabinet-level capacity (to both Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford), the first American woman ambassador to Great Britain, the first woman to chair the Intelligence Advisory Board. Former mentor to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Father: Armant Legendre
Mother: Olive
Husband: Tobin Armstrong (b. 9-Jul-1923, m. 1950, d. 7-Oct-2005 cancer, three sons, two daughters)
Son: J. Barclay Armstrong
Daughter: Katharine Armstrong (lobbyist)
Daughter: Sarita Hixon
Son: James Armstrong
Son: Tobin Armstrong, Jr.
University: BA, Vassar College (1949)
Administrator: Trustee, Southern Methodist University
Administrator: Regent, Texas A&M University System
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (1981-90, as Chairman, 1982-90)
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1976-77)
Member of the Board of American Express (1983-2000)
Member of the Board of Boise Cascade (1975-76 and 1978-2000)
Member of the Board of General Motors (1977-)
Member of the Board of Halliburton (1977-)
Member of the Board of Promontory Interfinancial Network
General Motors Advisory Council
Alfalfa Club 1994
American Academy of Diplomacy
Bush-Cheney 2000
Bush-Cheney '04
Center for Strategic & International Studies Executive Committee Chairman
Council of American Ambassadors
Council on Foreign Relations
George W. Bush for President
Hoover Institution
Pilgrims Society
Romney for President
Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee
Texas Women's Alliance Chairman (1985-89)
Republican National Committee (1968-73, as Co-Chairman, 1971-73)
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Presidential Medal of Freedom 23-Jun-1987
Smithsonian Institution Trustee
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