Albright, madeleine
albright, madeleine
the first woman to become secretary of state. the daughter of a czech diplomat, she was born in czechoslovakia but fled to england with her family when the n-z-s invaded in 1939. (three of her grandparents, all jews, died in n-z- concentration camps.) she returned to czechoslovakia with her family after the war but fled again when the communists took power. coming to america, she held various government posts and taught international relations before her appointment as u.s. amb-ssador to the united nations in 1993. president bill clinton appointed her to head the state department in 1997.
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