Madeleine Albright — a child refugee who fled Nazis then rose to become the first female US secretary of state — died Wednesday of cancer, her family said. She was 84. “We are heartbroken to announce ...

A woman lays a bouquet of flowers at the foot of a statue of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Pristina, Kosovo, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after ...

Her family remembered her as a "tireless champion of democracy and human rights" and a "loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend" Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of ...

Madeleine Albright, who has died of cancer aged 84, was the first woman to hold the office of secretary of state of the United States. It fell to her to cope with the painful dilemmas presented for ...

The United Nations will be 70 years old next year. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the difficult challenges the organization faces. Next year marks ...

Madeleine Albright, a refugee brought to U.S. shores after fleeing Nazis and communists and who went on to become the first woman to serve as secretary of state, died on Wednesday of cancer. She was ...

“I am an optimist who worries a lot,” Madeleine Albright said Monday night when asked about the future of democracy. It’s a quotable phrase, but the former secretary of state is serious—both about her ...

When Madeleine Albright was being vetted intensely to be Bill Clinton’s secretary of state, the president’s senior staff asked her countless questions: What did your parents do? When did you become a ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday eulogized Madeleine Albright, describing the first female US secretary of state as a “force of nature” and a champion of democracy. “With her goodness and grace, her ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has a new — and some say surprising — book out called “The Mighty and the Almighty.” While many diplomats have traditionally held a ...