Name/Title
Handover Ceremony bookEntry/Object ID
1996.031.009aScope and Content
Handover Ceremony for Hong Kong book includes the ceremony for the establishment of the Republic of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the inaugural speech by the Chief Executive the Honourable Tung Chee Hwa. Donated by Anne Armstrong.
In her long political career, Armstrong achieved a number of "firsts" for women, including co-chair of a Republican National Convention, keynote speaker at a Republican National Convention, counselor and Cabinet member under President Nixon, and U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain. In 1987 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was married to Texas rancher and World War II veteran Tobin Armstrong.Collection
Formidable Females