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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Körbelová, later Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.
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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Jun 25, 2024 · Madeleine Albright (born May 15, 1937, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in the Czech Republic]—died March 23, 2022, Washington, D.C., U.S.) 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 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 · The first woman to serve as America's top diplomat, Albright was a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. She died of cancer, her family said, and was praised by current and former U.S. presidents and leaders for her advocacy of democracy and human rights.
Mar 23, 2022 · Under President Bill Clinton, Ms. Albright represented America at the United Nations and was the first woman to serve as secretary of state. Ms. Albright died at the age of 84.
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. She...
