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Madeleine Albright
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Kathy Pinna
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In a month where we celebrate Women's History it makes it that much harder to share that the first female US Secretary of State, Madeleine (Korbel) Albright, has died.
Born in what was then Czechoslovakia, and after moving during WW2 and ending up in Denver Colorado, she later became appointed US Ambassador to the United Nations by President Clinton in 1993.
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Born in what was then Czechoslovakia, and after moving during WW2 and ending up in Denver Colorado, she later became appointed US Ambassador to the United Nations by President Clinton in 1993.
Join us in celebrating Madeleine's life by adding to her biography and leaving comments with your thoughts
Amanda S. Stevenson Madeleine Albright
Former United States Secretary of State
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first female secretary of state in U.S. history. Albright immigrated with her family to the United States in 1948 from Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1937, Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Died: March 23, 2022, Washington, D.C.
Height: 4′ 10″
Spouse: Joseph Medill Patterson Albright (m. 1959–1982)
Children: Katherine Medill Albright, Alice Patterson Albright, Anne Korbel Albright
Education: Columbia University (1975), MORE
Former United States Secretary of State
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first female secretary of state in U.S. history. Albright immigrated with her family to the United States in 1948 from Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1937, Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Died: March 23, 2022, Washington, D.C.
Height: 4′ 10″
Spouse: Joseph Medill Patterson Albright (m. 1959–1982)
Children: Katherine Medill Albright, Alice Patterson Albright, Anne Korbel Albright
Education: Columbia University (1975), MORE
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Born in what was then Czechoslovakia to Josef Korbel (a Czech diplomat) and Anna Spieglová Korbel, Madeleine had one younger sister, Katherine, and one younger brother, John.
After WW2, the family moved around Europe due to her father's diplomatic missions. She spent her teen years in Denver Colorado, graduating from high school in Denver.
While interning at The Denver Post during college at Wellesley, Madeleine (as she was then known) met newspaper scion Joseph Medill Patterson Albright. They married shortly after she graduated - in 1959. They eventually had 3 children (2 of which were twin daughters) and remained married until their divorce in 1982.
Appointed to US Ambassador to the United Nations by President Clinton in 1993, he later appointed her as the first female Secretary of State from the United States (1997).
For additional details about Madeleine's illustrious life see her USA Today Madeleine (Korbel) Albright: Obituary.
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