Madeleine Albright
First Female U.S. Secretary of State | Served Under President Clinton 1997-2001
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Madeleine Albright served as the 64th United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton—the first woman to hold the position. Born in Prague, she fled Czechoslovakia twice, first from the Nazis and then from the Communists. Before becoming Secretary of State, she served as U.
S. Ambassador to the United Nations. A Georgetown University professor, she authored several books including the bestseller Read My Pins.
Madeleine spoke on international affairs, leadership, and her extraordinary journey from refugee to the highest diplomatic office.
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On being a woman and a diplomat
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women's issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being a "soft" issue, she says, women's issues are often the very hardest ones, dealing directly with life and death. A frank and funny Q&A with Pat Mitchell from the Paley Center.
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