Everyone has heard of her love story with General Claire Chennault. She was the first female reporter for the Central News Agency. She was the first person of Chinese ancestry to be a success in politics in the US, and in the American capital was known as "the hostess of Washington." She has also acted as a "secret ambassador" in cross-strait relations.
關於陳香梅，我們總有許多或浪漫、或佩服的聯想：與陳納德將軍膾炙人口的短暫、浪漫愛情、中央社第一位女記者、在美國政壇成功的華裔第一人、華府社交界口中的「華盛頓的女主人」、兩岸曖昧不明氣候下的「密使」…… 掐指無法數盡。