Anne Cox Chambers
Anne Cox Chambers | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office June 17, 1977 – January 17, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Leonard Firestone |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Price II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anne Beau Cox December 1, 1919 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 2020 (aged 100) |
| Spouses | Louis G. Johnson
(m. 1940, divorced)Robert W. Chambers
(m. 1955, divorced) |
| Children | Katharine Rayner Margaretta Taylor James Cox Chambers |
| Relatives | James M. Cox (father) Barbara Cox Anthony (sister) James C. Kennedy (nephew) Blair Parry-Okeden (niece) |
| Education | Finch College |
| Occupation | Media proprietor, diplomat, philanthropist |
Known for | Primary owner of Cox Enterprises |
Anne Beau Cox Chambers (December 1, 1919 – January 31, 2020) was an American media proprietor, diplomat, and philanthropist who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981. She co-owned the family company Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire, with her sister Barbara Cox Anthony for 33 years. Her net worth was estimated by Forbes at $16.1 billion in September 2014.