In this episode of British Suits and Cowboy Boots, Richard is joined by Ambassador Jeanne L. Phillips. Jeanne talks about her position as inaugural chair of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s International Advisory Council (MIAC), and her work to highlight Dallas’s international position on the globe.

She talks about her time working for both Presidents H.W. and George W. Bush, including rescheduling her wedding to plan a fundraiser for Bush 41. She discusses serving as President George W. Bush’s U.S. Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France and flying the Texas flag over the Ambassador’s residence. 

Jeanne also discusses organising back to back inaugurations as Executive Director and Chairman of the 54th and 55th Presidential Inaugural Committees, hiring 600 people in five days and feeding Eddie Deen’s Texas BBQ to millions of people on the White House lawn.

She also chats about being mistaken as a cast member of the hit TV show ‘Dallas’ whilst visiting a small European town in the ‘80’s, naming her daughter after Margaret Thatcher and visiting London as a Girl Scout leader with her daughter and 20 other seven-year old girls.

Don’t miss this brilliant conversation with a bipartisan businesswoman and public servant.