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Secretary Madeline Albright
Madeleine Albright was the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State when she was appointed by then-President Clinton in 1996. Born in Czechoslovakia, Albright attended school in Switzerland and in Denver at Kent Denver School, and later majored in political science on a scholarship at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She became a US citizen in 1957, earning a PhD. in Public Law and Government from Columbia University. She was Ambassador to the United Nations under President Clinton before being appointed Secretary of State. After her retirement, Albright published her memoir, “Madam Secretary” and recently authored “The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs.”
Lectures given by Secretary Madeline Albright
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