Secretary of State Madeleine Albright died Wednesday at the age of 84.

with honors from Wellesley College and holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University’s Department of Public Law and Government, as well as a Certificate from its Russian Institute.īron: U.S. Albright is the author of five New York Times bestsellers: her autobiography, Madam Secretary: A Memoir (2003) The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (2006) Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership (2008) Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box (2009) and Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (2012).ĭr. Albright was asked by NATO Secretary General Anders Fog Rasmussen to Chair a Group of Experts focused on developing NATO’s New Strategic Concept.ĭr. Albright also serves on the Boards of the Aspen Institute and the Center for American Progress. Department of Defense’s Defense Policy Board, a group tasked with providing the Secretary of Defense with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning matters of defense policy.

She chairs both the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the Pew Global Attitudes Project and serves as President of the Truman Scholarship Foundation. Albright is a Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Prior to her service in the Clinton Administration, she served as President of the Center for National Policy, a member of President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council and White House staff and served as Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the President’s Cabinet. Albright reinforced America’s alliances, advocated for democracy and human rights, and promoted American trade, business, labor and environmental standards abroad. Albright was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. Albright received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President Obama in 2012. She was the 64th Secretary of State of the United States.

Albright is a Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group and Chair of Albright Capital Management, an affiliated investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets.

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