【美国人物志】克莱尔·布思卢斯 (7/9)

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卢斯夫人（Clare Boothe Luce，1903—1987）：美国女文学家、剧作家、新闻世业家、外交家，生于纽约，为美国报业巨星亨利·卢斯之夫人，1946年改入天主教。1953—1957年任美国驻意大利大使，为美第一位女大使，1957年获Laetare奖，又获西·塞耶奖。
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Clare Boothe Luce
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General Dwight Eisenhower
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Clare Boothe Luce criticized the spread of Communism after World War Two. In 1952, she supported the Republican Party's candidate for president, former General Dwight Eisenhower. He won the election and appointed Mrs. Luce as ambassador to Italy. She became one of the first American women to serve in a major diplomatic position. Mrs. Luce served as the ambassador until 1956. She left Rome after becoming sick with arsenic poisoning caused by paint particles in her bedroom.