On October 12, 1950 she alone joined her father in the U.S.[3] Coolidge graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1963.

[3][4][7] After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Coolidge took an early retirement so as to be free to travel to her native Czech Republic where she now teaches "The Art and Management of Social Skills, Diplomatic and Business Protocol."

[9] As a member of the non-profit organization Eticka vychova, o.p.s., she initiated the project "Adopt a School for Ethics in our Children and Trust in our Society" (ASET) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Education, and in cooperation with the United States Chamber of Commerce where she serves on the Leadership Council.

[10] She is a member of the Faculty of the Prague Leadership Institute and lectures for AIPES, affiliated with the Fund for American Studies (TFAS).

[11][12] Coolidge is a member of the first mentoring program for women in the Czech Republic, Minerva 21, and of the Advisory Council of Zamek Liten, z.s.

[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] In 1977 Eliska Hasek married an American investment banker, Nicholas Jefferson Coolidge, and two years later gave birth to her daughter Alexandra.