Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
Source: CNN
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
CNN Digital Expansion 2018, Caroline Kelly
By Caroline Kelly, CNN
Updated 2:27 PM ET, Wed March 23, 2022
(CNN)Madeleine Albright, the first woman US secretary of state, who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old.
Her death was confirmed in an email to staff of the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm founded by Albright.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html
mopinko
(70,074 posts)all this must have broken her heart.
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)jimfields33
(15,763 posts)RIP!
a kennedy
(29,644 posts)Tetrachloride
(7,829 posts)I got a tour of the workshop and informal gallery
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)Turbineguy
(37,313 posts)lamp_shade
(14,826 posts)ancianita
(36,017 posts)hlthe2b
(102,214 posts)Sec. Albright spent countless hours on the University of Denver campus--as did her father, and I met her on several occasions there.
Only the height of respect and admiration for her. What a loss.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,884 posts)RIP
Coventina
(27,093 posts)I'm supposed to go teach in a few minutes, and I'm bawling.
Oh, how I wish she could have lived long enough to see Putin chased out of Ukraine.
I'm sure that would have made her heart glad.
on edit: One of the most fun art exhibits I ever saw was at Phoenix Art Museum of her large collection of brooches. She wrote little anecdotes about each one stating what it symbolized to her and why she chose to wear it on certain occasions. It really demonstrated her wit and intellect.
What a great lady.
niyad
(113,239 posts)steventh
(2,143 posts)I can imagine that the exhibit you saw was spectacular. I've only seen them in her book, "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box." Hardcover with lots of pictures and stories.
electric_blue68
(14,862 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,779 posts)following a lunch break and Senate vote.
HUGE R.I.P. for Secretary Albright, who was a trailblazer for the women who came after her.
cate94
(2,810 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)We were honored to have her serve her country.
highplainsdem
(48,961 posts)gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)An amazing woman and an incredible role model.
NBachers
(17,098 posts)Her talent and intelligence are second to none.
There was a post here a couple weeks ago with quotes from her about the war in Ukraine. I respected her viewpoint.
JohnSJ
(92,118 posts)niyad
(113,239 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)Thank you for your years of service.
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)She was a force! May she Rest In Peace.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)She served our nation admirably.
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)Imallin4Joe
(758 posts)mtngirl47
(988 posts)Madeleine Albright was a Girl Scout and as a life-time Scout and a feminist it was an exciting moment!
In 2000 I was leading a Junior/Cadette Troop and we had a blast getting our "Global Awareness Badge" in honor of Madeleine Albright.
She will be missed!
OMGWTF
(3,949 posts)I got to see her at Senator Patty Murrays Golden Tennis Shoe awards luncheon. I also got to see her collection of pins when it was on tour. Check out her book Read My Pins for a fascinating look into the messages she was sending through her jewelry.
angrychair
(8,691 posts)Thank you for your service Secretary Albright
Ponietz
(2,957 posts)gopiscrap
(23,736 posts)calimary
(81,198 posts)You served with style and distinction, and great honor and class.
And we all loved following your "secret code" - the subtle, unspoken messages in the brooches you wore with such panache.
chowder66
(9,066 posts)paleotn
(17,911 posts)So sad.
ificandream
(9,361 posts)Link to tweet
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twodogsbarking
(9,728 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)iluvtennis
(19,844 posts)IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,815 posts)FakeNoose
(32,623 posts)Rest In Peace, Madeleine Albright!
Thank you for your brilliance and determination to make the world a better place.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,316 posts)Gruenemann
(982 posts)are the only ones who remember that horrific statement.
masmdu
(2,535 posts)Polybius
(15,373 posts)bdamomma
(63,836 posts)Secretary of State Albright I always liked listening to her. Wonderful woman.
electric_blue68
(14,862 posts)sigh
Blue Owl
(50,347 posts)oasis
(49,370 posts)IzzaNuDay
(362 posts)I loved her in action as Secretary of State, and she continued to make an impression on many people. I will miss her!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,884 posts)Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spent most of her life thinking about the world. Even as she battled cancer, the turmoil in Ukraine remained on her mind, former President Bill Clinton told "CBS Mornings" on Thursday.
"She spent the whole rest of the time talking about Ukraine. And it was like the replay of a bad movie for her, as well as a very modern tragedy," Clinton said.
Albright, who served under Clinton as America's top diplomat, died of cancer on Wednesday. She was the 64th U.S. secretary of state and the first woman to ever serve in the role. Clinton said Albright, who was a great friend to him and Hillary for many years, was perfectly suited to be his secretary of state.
"We just loved her, and she was a special woman. But she was suited for the time because it was, keep in mind, it was the end of the Cold War, I was the first president to serve my entire tenure after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union," Clinton said. "So, we all had to decide what to do, and we were trying to build a world and particularly a Europe that was democratic, at peace, working together for shared prosperity for the first time since nations had existed on the European continent."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-on-why-ukraine-was-on-madeleine-albrights-mind-before-her-death/ar-AAVs3rW