PASSING OF A PIONEER: Albright earned the Medal of Freedom in 2012 and is remembered for being at the forefront of foreign policy after the Cold War.
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to be U.S. secretary of state, passed away on Wednesday, her family confirmed on Twitter.Before being appointed secretary of state by President Bill Clinton in 1997, she was the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations.
She earned the Medal of Freedom in 2012 and is remembered for being at the forefront of foreign policy after the Cold War.Albright’s family said she died from cancer, while surrounded by family and friends.
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