Katie Louchheim

Katie Louchheim (1903–1991) was a 20th-century American diplomat, Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chair, poet, and writer.

Background

Kathleen Scofield ("Katie") was born on December 28, 1903, in New York City. Her father, Leonard B. Schoenfeld, was a stockbroker; both parents were of German and Austrian Jewish ancestry. Her father changed their surname to "Scofield" to sound less German during World War I.

In 1968, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson made her ambassador to UNESCO, a post she held until 1969 (when U.S. President Richard M. Nixon changed administration).

With or Without Roses (1966) (poems) By the Political Sea (1970) (memoir) The Seeing Glass (1979) (poems) Observe the Lark (1985) (poems) The Making of the New Deal: The Insiders Speak (1983) (editor)

She also wrote the libretto for an opera by David Diamond, The Noblest Game, completed in 1975.