High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Leonore Cohn Annenberg (February 20, 1918 – March 12, 2009), also known as Lee Annenberg, was an American businesswoman, government official, and philanthropist. She is former Chief of Protocol of the United States (1981–1982). Annenberg was married to Walter Annenberg, who was an Ambassador to the United Kingdom and a prominent businessman. She served as the chairman and president of the Annenberg Foundation.