Robin Chandler Duke
| Robin Chandler Duke | |
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| United States Ambassador to Norway | |
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In office September 12, 2000 – March 1, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David Hermelin |
| Succeeded by | John D. Ong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Grace Esther Tippett October 13, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died |
February 6, 2016 (aged 92) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) |
Jeffrey Lynn (m. 1946; div. 1958) Angier Biddle Duke (m. 1962; d. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Robin Chandler Duke (October 13, 1923 – February 6, 2016) was an American socialite, women's reproductive rights advocate[1] and diplomat. She was the United States Ambassador to Norway from 2000 to 2001.[2][3]
Journalism career
Born Grace Esther Tippett in Baltimore, Maryland, she modeled for Lord & Taylor before beginning her journalism career in 1944 as a writer for the women's page of the New York Journal-American using the byline Robin Chandler.[2]
Later, after marrying actor Jeffrey Lynn, with whom she had two children, she found work at NBC-affiliate WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as a news reader. In 1952 she became an anchor-reporter with Dave Garroway, and covered national political conventions and the marriage of Jacqueline Bouvier to John F. Kennedy in 1953.[2]
Business career
She was a broker at Orvis Brothers from 1953-58. She was then vice president for public relations at Pepsi-Cola until 1962.[2]
Marriage to Duke
In 1962 she married Angier Biddle Duke, son of Angier Buchanan Duke, heir to part of the American Tobacco Company fortune. Angier Biddle Duke was chief of protocol for President John F. Kennedy. The couple had one son, Angier Biddle Duke, Jr. After the assassination of President Kennedy, Angier Biddle Duke became Lyndon B. Johnson's chief of staff, and ambassador to Denmark, Spain and Morocco. Angier Biddle Duke died in 1995.[2]
Business and charity
Chandler Duke engaged in charity work about women's rights and family planning. She served on many boards including those of the Guggenheim Museum, Rockwell International, and Emigrant Savings Bank.[2]
Later life and death
Robin Chandler Duke died on February 6, 2016, aged 92, in a retirement community in Charleston, South Carolina.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Langer, Emily (2016-02-08). "Robin Chandler Duke, career woman, ambassador’s wife and advocate for reproductive rights, dies at 92". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Robin Chandler Duke, a Champion of Women’s Rights, Dies at 92". New York Times. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- 1 2 "Robin Chandler Duke, Champion of Women's Rights And Longtime Southampton Resident, Dies February 6". 27east.com. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
External links
- Profile, norway.usembassy.gov; accessed February 8, 2016.
- Interview (2005) with The New Yorker, nymag.com; accessed February 8, 2016.
- Robin Chandler Lynn Duke Papers, circa 1930-2003, library.duke.edu; accessed February 8, 2016.
- Robin Chandler Duke (1923–2016), history.state.gov; accessed February 8, 2016.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by David Hermelin |
United States Ambassador to Norway 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by John D. Ong |
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