Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright was the first female U.S. Secretary of State, known for her influential role in American foreign policy during the Clinton administration.


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instanceOf author
diplomat
human
politician
appointedBy Bill Clinton
awardReceived Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Presidential Medal of Freedom
birthName Marie Jana Körbelová
boardMemberOf Aspen Institute
Council on Foreign Relations
New York Stock Exchange advisory boards
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia
countryOfCitizenship Czechoslovakia
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1937-05-15
dateOfDeath 2022-03-23
degree B.A. in political science
M.A. in international relations
Ph.D. in public law and government
educatedAt Columbia University
Wellesley College
employer Georgetown University
National Security Council (United States)
U.S. Department of State
endTime 2001-01-20
endTime_UNAmbassador 1997-01-21
ethnicGroup Jewish
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international relations
founded Albright Stonebridge Group
fullName Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
givenName Madeleine
languagesSpoken Czech
English
French
Russian
laterDiscoveredAncestry Jewish parents who converted to Catholicism
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
nativeLanguage Czech
notableFor first female United States Secretary of State
influential role in U.S. foreign policy during the Clinton administration
notableWork Fascism: A Warning
Madam Secretary: A Memoir
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937–1948
The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
numberOfChildren 3
occupation author
diplomat
political scientist
professor
officeHeldJurisdiction United States Department of State
placeOfBirth Prague, Czechoslovakia
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld 64th United States Secretary of State
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations
chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group
precededBy Warren Christopher
precededBy_UNAmbassador Edward J. Perkins NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
spouse Joseph Medill Patterson Albright
startTime 1997-01-23
startTime_UNAmbassador 1993-02-06
succeededBy Colin Powell
succeededBy_UNAmbassador Bill Richardson


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