(born 1927), U.S. public official, born in New Orleans, La.; member of Republican state executive committee 1961–66; delegate to Republican National Convention 1964–84; Republican state vice-chairperson in 1966; trustee of Kenedy County School Board 1968–74; cochairperson of Republican National Convention 1971–73, first woman to be cochairperson; counsellor to U.S. president 1973–74; U.S. ambassador to Great Britain and Ireland 1976–77; member of Presidential Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 1981; on board of directors of many corporations, including American Express and General Motors Corporation.