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.

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.

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.

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.

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.