WASHINGTON — Jayne Brumley Ikard, one of Newsweek magazine's first female bureau chiefs and prominent Washington hostess, died. She was 83.

Ikard died today from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Washington, according to her son, Bryan Brumley.

Born Mary Jane Keegan, Ikard changed her name to Jayne because she liked how it looked. She studied journalism at Boston University. In 1964, she became head of Newsweek's Boston bureau, where she covered national political stories.

Ikard was appointed director of public relations for the newly created President's Council on Environmental Quality in 1969.

She later married met former U.S. Rep. Frank Ikard.