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What were some achievements of Eugenie Anderson as ambassador to Denmark?

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As ambassador to Denmark, Eugenie Anderson immediately excelled at diplomacy, learned Danish, and negotiated for the United States to be able to land military planes at air bases in Greenland. When she resigned her post in 1953, she became the first woman honored by the King of Denmark with the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog.