Historical Figure
Madeleine Albright
d. 2022
American diplomat and political scientist (1937–2022)
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Key Dates
Death
2022 March 23, 2022 →Biography
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was a Czech-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman to hold the position.
Timeline
Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
January 23 →The United States Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the nation's first female secretary of state.
January 22 →China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
July 1 →Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovak-American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (born 1937)
March 23 →More from the Contemporary
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