death_date networth nationality ethnicity birth_date term residence birthname restingplace death_place image_size order spouse image name predecessor birth_place president website successor religion article_title
12 march 2009 us american jewish 20 february 1918 march 20 , 1981 -- january 6 , 1982 rancho mirage , california , usa leonore cohn sunnylands rancho mirage , california , usa 200px chief of protocol of the united states beldon rosensteil -lrb- divorced ; 1 child -rrb- walter annenberg -lrb- katleman 1951 -- 2002 -rrb- -lrb- divorced ; 1 child -rrb- lewis leonore annenberg.jpg leonore annenberg abelardo l. valdez new york city , new york , united states ronald reagan -lsb- http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/ annenberg foundation -rsb- selwa roosevelt christian scientist leonore annenberg

leonore annenberg

leonore cohn annenberg -lrb- february 20 , 1918 -- march 12 , 2009 -rrb- , also known as lee annenberg , was an american businesswoman , government official , and philanthropist , noted for serving as chief of protocol of the united states from 1981 to 1982 .
annenberg was married to walter annenberg , who was an ambassador to the united kingdom and newspaper publishing magnate .
she also served as the chairman and president of the annenberg foundation from 2002 until 2009 .
born in new york city and raised in los angeles , she graduated from stanford university .
after her first two marriages ended in divorce , she married noted businessman walter annenberg , who was appointed u.s. ambassador to the united kingdom in 1969 under president richard nixon .
in her role as the ambassador 's wife , leonore directed a major renovation of the ambassador 's official residence .
the annenbergs contributed to ronald reagan 's 1980 presidential campaign and upon his inauguration , leonore was named chief of protocol , placing her in charge of advising the president , vice president , and secretary of state on matters relating to diplomatic protocol .
the annenbergs became major philanthropists , donating money to education facilities , charitable causes , and the arts .
leonore served on many committees and boards as well .
after her husband 's death in 2002 , she continued to donate money and succeeded him as chairman and president of the annenberg foundation .
