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Secretary of State
The first woman secretary of State and the highest-ranking woman in the federal government to date, Madeleine Albright brought a fresh, outspoken approach to foreign policy in the second Clinton Cabinet. Albright has been the administration's bridge-builder with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, conservative North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms. Personally, Albright's appointment led to discoveries about her family's heritage and to revelations about the deaths of more than a dozen Jewish relatives in the Holocaust.
Sworn in: Jan. 23, 1997 (nominated Dec. 5, 1996) Succeeded: Warren Christopher (1993-1996) Previous occupation: U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, 1993-96; president of the Center for National Policy, a nonprofit research organization; research professor of international affairs and director of Women in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service; fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian, 1981-82; senior fellow in Soviet and Eastern European affairs, Center for Strategic and International Studies; staff member on the National Security Council and the White House, where she was responsible for foreign policy legislation, 1978-81; chief legislative assistant to former senator Edmund S. Muskie, 1976-78. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., political science); School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University; certificate from the Russian Institute at Columbia University; Columbia University (M.A. and Ph.D., Department of Public Law and Government) Hometown: born in Prague, Czechoslovakia Children: Three daughters Religion: raised Roman Catholic, now Episcopalian
Of note: Fluent in French and Czech, with good speaking and reading abilities in Russian and Polish.
'Impressed' Albright Gets a Taste of the New Mongolia May 3, 1998 Albright, Pope Discuss Cuba, Eastern Europe March 8, 1998 Students Receive Albright Politely Feb. 20, 1998 A Favored Clinton Format Is Turned Against His Team Feb. 19, 1998 Top Advisers Shouted Down At 'Town Meeting' on Iraq Feb. 19, 1998 Albright Lectures Netanyahu, Arafat Feb. 2, 1998 Albright's Moment – Column Feb. 1, 1998 Albright Offers Upbeat Assessment of U.S. Foreign Policy in 1997 Jan. 14, 1998 Albright Reshapes Role of Nation's Top Diplomat June 15, 1997 Plain-Talking Albright Campaigns for Foreign Policy April 21, 1997 State Dept. Seeks Gains For Women March 25, 1997 Albright Approach: Upfront, Personal Feb. 24, 1997 Out Of The Past Feb. 9, 1997 Albright's Family Tragedy Comes to Light Feb. 4, 1997 Albright to 'Tell It Like It Is' on Human Rights Jan. 25, 1997 New Secretary of State Goes Right to Work Jan. 24, 1997 With Albright, Clinton Accepts New U.S. Role Dec. 8, 1996 Albright's Personal Odyssey Shaped Foreign Policy Beliefs Dec. 6, 1996
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