Mrs. Coopersmith, who had multiple ... In 2009, UNESCO named her a goodwill ambassador. The posts gave her diplomatic cachet, but she especially enjoyed practicing her own brand of soft diplomacy, ...

Coopersmith, a career diplomat and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, served as the U.S. representative to the U.N. among other posts. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

“Esther Coopersmith presents every ambassador who comes to Washington,” Mr. Mirpuri said after he took his seat as the guest of honor at a dinner with more than 50 influential Washingtonians.

Esther Coopersmith, 94, the Washington hostess who ... a representative to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. Coopersmith died March 26 at her home in ...

Coopersmith, a career diplomat and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, served as the U.S. representative to the U.N. among other posts. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Coopersmith's name has been a calling card in Washington for seven decades. ... Anatoly F. Dobrynin, the longtime Soviet ambassador to the United States, had his first Thanksgiving at her table.

At her Washington home in 2002, Esther Coopersmith, left, presents a gift to Bernadette O'Huiginn, wife of the Irish ambassador to the United States.