Klaus Emmerich (Frankfurt, 3 June 1928 – 25 February 2021) was an Austrian journalist and the former editor-in-chief of ORF News. He achieved notoriety in the United States for his racist remarks following Barack Obama's win of the 2008 U.S. presidential election. David F. Girard-diCarlo, U.S. ambassador to Austria, officially protested against Emmerich’s remarks on November 14, 2008. Emmerich died from COVID-19 in Vienna on 25 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.