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Learn about the life and career of Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as the U.S. secretary of state and a prominent diplomat and political scientist. Find out about her early years in Czechoslovakia, her education, her roles in the Clinton administration, and her awards and legacy.
Mar 24, 2022 · Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old.
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Aug 23, 2024 · The wise use of diplomats is a key to successful foreign policy. Madeleine Albright was a Czech-born American public official who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1993–97) and who was the first woman to hold the cabinet post of U.S. secretary of state (1997–2001).
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Mar 23, 2022 · Madeleine K. Albright, a child of Czech refugees who fled from Nazi invaders and Communist oppressors and then landed in the United States, where she flourished as a diplomat and the first...
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Mar 24, 2022 · Madeleine Albright, a refugee brought to U.S. shores after fleeing Nazis and communists and who went on to become the first woman to serve as secretary of state, died on Wednesday of cancer.
Mar 23, 2022 · Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America's...
Mar 23, 2022 · Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as the U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday, her family said in a statement. She was 84.
