By  Meghan Keneally

PUBLISHED: 23:52 EST, 3  December 2012 |  UPDATED: 23:53 EST, 3 December 2012

Rumors that Vode editor-in-chief Anna Wintour  may be headed back to her native England to serve as an ambassador for the  United States are becoming more and more credible.

Two unidentified people are cited as  confirming reports that President Obama is considering appointing Wintour as the  next ambassador to England.

Wintour, 63, has been a strong supporter of  the President and was one of his top bundlers in the last campaign where she  raised millions for his re-election bid.

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Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine, right,  and Arthur Becker, arrive for a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack  Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in January

Ambassadorships to friendly countries are  commonly given to top-tier fundraisers as a thank you gift after a tough  campaign, and the post in London is one of the nicest among them.

Adding to speculation that Wintour will leave  her position as editor of the fashion magazine to take a political turn is the  fact that the current ambassador to England, Louis Susman, is not expected to  take on a second term.

An article by Bloomberg  cites two people, described only as  being ‘familiar with the matter’, as saying that Susman is one of three  ambassadors with plum positions who will not be continuing their stay abroad.

Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh  Steelers who is currently the ambassador to Ireland, and Charles Rivkin, the  former executive of Jim Henson Co. who is the ambassador to France, will also be  returning to the U.S.

Leaving: Louis Susman (left) is currently the American  ambassador to Britain, and Charles Rivkin (right) is the ambassador to France  though they are both thought to be heading back to the U.S. next year

 

Payback: President Obama, seen here while he was just a  candidate in 2008, rewarded Dan Rooney’s support with the post of ambassador to  Ireland

Wintour’s credentials as a major fundraiser  may well be enough to earn her the spot in the American Embassay that abuts  London’s Regents Park, as Rooney, Rivkin and Susman were all major fundraisers  and not career politicians before being appointed by President Obama.

The fact that she is a dual citizen of the  U.S. and the U.K. also helps Wintour’s cause, but Bloomberg asserts that she may  have competition for the gig.

Matthew Barzun, who served as finance  chairman for the re-election campaign, is said to be interested in the job.

Another venue Wintour may consider,  especially given the time she spends in Paris for fashion shows, is the  ambassadorship to France.

 

Made the cut: Anna Wintour, a large Obama donor, and her  longtime partner Shelby Bryan were invited to the State Dinner at the White  House when Prime Minister David Cameron came to visit in March.

Competition: Matthew Barzun (left), who served as  finance chairman for the re-election campaign, is supposedly eying the British  ambassadorship, and Marc Lasry (right), a major bundler, reportedly wants the  one in France

In the late 1970s, Wintour dated a French  record producer and split her time between Paris and New York, so it would not  be her first move to the city if she was appointed to the ambassadorship.

That said, even her innate sense of style may  not be enough to secure that spot for her, as Bloomberg reports that Marc Lasry,  a fellow bundler and founder of Avenue Capital Management, wants the French  ambassadorship.

No matter, as a spokeswoman for Wintour has  denied that she has any plans to end her journalistic career quite yet.

‘She’s very happy with her current job,’  Megan Salt told the site.

Wintour has hosted a number of fundraisers  for the President in the past few months, all of which have shown the strength  of her Rolodex.

In May, she co-hosted a $40,000-per-plate  dinner for 50 people in actress Sarah Jessica Parker’s Manhattan townhouse.  Prior to the dinner, she even appeared in a YouTube video promoting the dinner  which offered up two raffled tickets to the event.

 

Big money: Wintour’s fundraising efforts included a  $40,000 a night dinner at the home of Sex & The City star Sarah Jessica  Parker (pictured)

In August, she moved her sights out of the  city and partnered up with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and his fashion  designer wife Georgina Chapman to host a $38,500-per-plate dinner in their  Connecticut home.

She used more than just her contacts to make  the money flow in for the President during the long campaign.

Wintour used her fashion and business savvy  to draw up a spreadsheet and prove to the President’s aides that the creation of  a high-end accessories line would bring in a sizable amount of cash for the  campaign.

From there, she enlisted a host of designer  friends to create the goods.

Derek Lam designed a $75 tote bag, Thakoon  Panichgul made a $95 scarf with Obama’s face pictured, and Richard Blanch was  behind the makeup bag that contained red, white and blue nail polish.

Considering her prominent position on the  donor list and the cycle of turning donors into ambassadors, it comes as little  surprise that Wintour’s name has been floated as a possibility

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