MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

U.S. Name: Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
Birth Name: Marie Jana Korbel
Born: May 15, 1937, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died: March 23, 2022, Washington DC
Place & Date of Immigration: Denver, Colorado in 1948
Education: Wellesley College (B.A in Political Science 1959), Columbia University (Masters and Ph. D in Public Law and Government 1976)
Occupation: Politician, Author
Citizenship Date: 1957

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY: Madeleine Albright was the first female U.S. Secretary of State, serving from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Born in Prague, her family fled Communist rule before settling in the U.S. Albright earned a Master’s and Ph.D. from Columbia and became a key diplomat, first as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and later Secretary of State. She championed NATO expansion, U.S. intervention in Kosovo, and global democracy. After government service, she was a professor, author, and advisor. A trailblazer in diplomacy, she left a lasting impact on international relations and women’s leadership.

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Member of President Carter’s National Security Council (1978 – 1981)
  • President of the Center of National Policy (1989 – 1992)
  • U.S Ambassador to the United Nations (1993 – 1997)
  • First female U.S. Secretary of State under President Clinton (1997 – 2001)
  • Chair of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (2001)
  • Board of Trustees for the Aspen Institute (2002)
  • President of the Truman Scholarship Foundation (2003)
  • Chair for NATO New Strategic Concept development (2009)
  • Author of seven books, including public policy and memoir

United Nations Headquarters, New York City

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Order of the White Lion (1997, Czech)
  • Induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame (1998) 
  • Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award (2000) 
  • Fulbright Prize for International Understanding (2001) 
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012)

Depictions of Madeleine Albright’s infamous brooch collection and the respective statements they made

Information sources: New York Times, State.gov, Britannica, UVA Miller Center, Radio.cz

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