Madeleine Albright, first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state in late 1990s, dies aged 84

Ambassador to the UN from 1993 to 1997, Madeleine Albright became head of American diplomacy between 1997 and 2001, in administration of Democratic President Bill Clinton.

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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold this position in the US government, died on Wednesday March 23 at the age of 84, her family announced in a press release. Head of diplomacy between 1997 and 2001, in the administration of Democratic President Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright died of cancer, specify her relatives, who salute “a tireless defender of democracy and human rights”.


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