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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has died at the age of 84 following battling cancer, her family said Wednesday. Albright is the first woman to hold the diplomatic portfolio in the United States and one of the most influential political figures of her generation. US President Joe Biden mourned the woman who “changed the course of history,” stressing that she was “the most committed” in his country to “defending democracy and human rights.”
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold a Cabinet, has passed away US State Department And one of the most influential political figures of her generation, at the age of 84, following suffering from cancer, her family announced Wednesday.
In this context, the family said in a statement that Albright She died “surrounded by family and friends”. The family was called a “mother, grandmother, sister, and loving friend” and “a tireless defender of democracy and human rights.”
Incidentally, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Albright “changed the course of history.” Biden stressed in a statement that Albright’s “strength” had “changed the course of history,” noting that she was “the most committed” in the United States “in the defense of democracy and human rights.”
State Department spokesman Ned Price praised Albright as “the pioneer as the first female Secretary of State, who effectively opened the door to large parts of our workforce.” “I know many people in this building are feeling sad today,” he added.
RT @StateGWIMadeleine Albright overcame many barriers over 200 years ago when she was the first woman to hold the position of US Secretary of State. She advocated for the human rights of marginalized communities and for democracy around the world. Learn more regarding her work on this website: https://t.co/wZIdZxbxT2
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Albright held the Foreign Ministry portfolio during the era of President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001, and was also her country’s ambassador to the United Nations. And her influence on the international level has been compared to the role of Margaret Thatcher in Britain in the eighties of the last century.
Albright, born in Czechoslovakia, knew she belonged to a new generation of women entering the public sector. “The only way for a woman to express her views on foreign policy was to marry a diplomat and then pour tea on the lap of an abusive ambassador,” Albright once said. “Today, women are involved in all aspects of international affairs,” she added at the time.
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