Madeleine Albright....gone at 84

[kadee79]

WASHINGTON – Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright, the first female secretary of state, who arrived in the USA as a young girl from war-torn Czechoslovakia before becoming a political and feminist icon, died Wednesday at 84.

Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, has died at age 84

Albright's death from cancer was confirmed by her family in a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday.

Albright, who served as secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton, pushed for NATO expansion eastward into the former Soviet bloc and helped lead the NATO bombing campaign in 1999 to halt ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. She served as Clinton's U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 1997.

Albright, known to admirers as a champion of democracy and human rights, told USA TODAY in 2020 that she had "a trick" to make sure her position was clear in a foreign policy arena dominated by men.

"After too much of the small talk, I would say, 'I have come a long way, so I must be frank.' Then I really did make a point of what I needed to say," she said. "I don't think frankly that I was rougher, tougher or anything than any man. I just think people were surprised to hear that language from a woman."

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[Artemis Windsong]

I was impressed by Madeleine's ability to go anywhere in the world and talk to anyone.

[Tennesseer]

Job well done, Madam Secretary.  Job well done.