The Most Beautiful Ambassador
A slight but striking woman in a sari endured three terms in British jails to win through to Washington as the much-loved envoy of 340 million free Indians December 1 1949 EVA-LIS WUORIO
The Most Beautiful Ambassador
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A slight but striking woman in a sari endured three terms in British jails to win through to Washington as the much-loved envoy of 340 million free Indians
EVA-LIS WUORIO
THAT AUGUST 15 reception at the home of Her Excellency the Ambassador of India, Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, at the handsome, park-surrounded 2700 Macombe, N.W., threw the sophisticated Washington diplomatic corps somewhat for a loop. It was at the cocktail hour, but there were no cocktails. Wasn’t this something of a risk for a newly appointed ambassador (May 12, 1949) to take?