From 1976 to 1977 , Armstrong was the first woman United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom . At the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City , Missouri , there was a draft effort to put Armstrong on the ticket as the vice presidential nominee with incumbent President Gerald Ford ; Senator Robert Dole of Kansas was instead chosen by Ford . In 1978 , Armstrong supported George W. Bush in his successful primary challenge to Jim Reese in their congressional runoff primary in Texas 's 19th congressional district . Bush , however , lost the general election that fall to then-Democrat Kent Hance
1976 Republican National Convention
1976 Republican National Convention
Anne Armstrong