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Biography of Madeleine Korbel AlbrightName: Madeleine Korbel AlbrightBirth Date: May 15, 1937 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: secretary of state, professor Madeleine Korbel Albright A professor and foreign policy expert, Madeleine Korbel Albright (born 1937) was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1992 to be the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and head of the U.S. delegation to that body. President Clinton was also responsible for her appointment as the Secretary of State in 1997.In filling the sensitive diplomatic post of ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.), President Clinton turned to a prominent Washington insider with an extensive background in academia together with strong political connections. Rewarding Madeleine Albright for her support of Democratic Party candidates and making her the second woman to serve as chief of mission at the United Nations, he also signaled the weight to be assigned to international frameworks in American foreign policy by making her a member of his cabinet.Madeleine Korbel Albright was born on May 15, 1937, in Prague, the daughter of a Czech diplomat. At …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…visit North Korea. Clinton's Democratic government gave way to the Republican government of George W. Bush in 2001. Albright returned to the faculty of Georgetown, where she had been a professor before taking on the UN ambassadorship. Associated Organizations Further Reading A full biography by Michael Dobbs, Madeleine Albright: A Twentieth-Century Odyssey, was published in 1999. Dobbs also published Madeleine Albright: Against All Odds (1999), a history of Albright's Jewish ancestors and its impact on her life and politics. Madeleine Albright's views on foreign policy can be found in her writings, which include Poland, the Role of the Press in Political Change (1983); The Role of the Press in Political Change: Czechoslovakia 1968 (1976); and The Soviet Diplomatic Service: Profile of an Elite (1968). Information regarding her appointment as Secretary of State may be viewed at http://secretary.state.gov. Also see Time, July 28, 1997; August 4, 1997; September 15, 1997; Newsweek, February 24, 1997; September 15, 1997; U.S. News & World Report, September 1, 1997; September 22, 1997. |