the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, a high honor. In 1958 Anderson campaigned for, but did not win, the DFL nomination for U.S. Senator, which ultimately went to Eugene McCarthy. She was later appointed by Kennedy to be ambassador to Bulgaria (1962–1964). Thus Anderson became the first American woman to represent the United States in a country allied with the Soviet Union. After her retirement from these posts, President Johnson appointed Anderson to the United Nations Trusteeship Council and a year later she served on the United Nations Committee for Decolonization. References "Eugenie Anderson ‘held her own in smoke-filled rooms’" Minnesota Lawyer. June 28, 2017 External links Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia Mrs. Ambassador: The Life and Politics of Eugenie Anderson Paperback – March 1, 2019 1909 births 1997 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Denmark Ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria American women ambassadors People from Iowa Articles containing video clips American United Methodists Carleton College alumni Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog 20th-century Methodists