Madeleine Albright, the well-known Democrat and Secretary of State passed away on March 23. Her family members stated the cause of death as cancer in an announcement shared on Albright’s Twitter page. She was 84 years old. Whether you agreed with her or not she led an eventful, historically relevant life, but all anyone can seem to talk about is her gender and that she was an immigrant…
“We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, the 64th Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today,” her family said.
Born Marie Jana Korbelova, Albright was born in Prague on May 15, 1937, and emigrated to America in 1948. Her family members were given political asylum in 1949 as well as relocated to Denver, where her papa, Josef, functioned as a teacher at the University of Denver.
Below is a statement from the family of @Madeleine: pic.twitter.com/C7Xt0EN5c9
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) March 23, 2022
She met her husband, Joseph Medill Patterson Albright while working at the Denver Post. The couple married in 1959 as well as separated in 1982. They had three children.
Albright gained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in public law and government from Columbia University.
She was a respected professor at Georgetown University and advised Democrats on diplomacy.
Albright was the chief legislative assistant to Democratic U.S. Senator Ed Muskie of Maine in 1976 as well as the National Security Council’s congressional intermediary in 1978.
Albright was called U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. Throughout the Clinton administration, she was appointed assistant of state in 1996. She advocated for the expansion of NATO as well as for armed forces treatment in Kosovo throughout her period..
Although she was the highest-ranking woman in the federal government, Albright was omitted from the presidential succession due to the fact that she was born in Czechoslovakia.
A WhiteHouse statement from the Biden-Harris regime seemed to give Albright the short shrift for a woman who once stood at the forefront of the Democratic Party, focusing on her gender, and immigrant origins before any individual accomplishments of hers.
The wrote,
“She defied convention and broke barriers again and again. She was an immigrant fleeing persecution. A refugee in need of safe haven. And like so many before her — and after — she was proudly American.
As the devoted mother of three beloved daughters, she worked tirelessly raising them while earning her doctorate degree and starting her career in American diplomacy. She took her talents first to the Senate as a staffer for Senator Edmund Muskie followed by the National Security Council under President Carter. And then to the United Nations where she served as United States Ambassador, and ultimately, made history as our first woman Secretary of State, appointed by President Clinton. A scholar, teacher, bestselling author, and later accomplished business woman, she always believed America was the indispensable Nation, and inspired the next generation of public servants to follow her lead, including countless women leaders around the world. Madeleine was always a force for goodness, grace, and decency — and for freedom.”
President Barack Obama awarded Albright the Medal of Freedom in 2012.
H/T Timcast
