In 1997, she became the highest-ranking woman in American history.
Madeleine Albright, a refugee from both Nazi Germany and Soviet communism who became the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of State, died on Wednesday. She was 84.
A statement from her family said the cause was cancer, and that she was surrounded by friends and family. The statement recounted Albright’s journey to public office, in which she “rose to the heights of American policy-making.” She was a “tireless champion of democracy and human rights,” her family said.
As the world rearranged itself after the Cold War, Albright was a major figure in international diplomacy as President Bill Clinton’s ambassador to the United Nations and later his secretary of State.
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Madeleine Albright, a refugee from both Nazi Germany and Soviet communism who became the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of State, has died. She was 84.
The cause of death was cancer, her family said in a statement. https://t.co/Uesvph0Ti0
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I got to know her as her assistant at Georgetown. She was a gracious teacher and adviser. RIP https://t.co/Rla48sRdgx
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 23, 2022
Rest in peace. One might say she was a trailblazer. She paved the way for her two female successors, Hillary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice, of course, but she also opened the door for more women in the highest positions in government.
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