Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
The Metro says Madeleine Albright, the first woman to be secretary of state, died on Wednesday of cancer. She was 84-years-old.
Born Marie Jana Korbelova, she died surrounded by family and friends, her family said in a statement shared to Twitter.
‘We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend,’ the statement said, as well as a ‘tireless champion of democracy and human rights.’
Albright was often hailed as a ‘champion of democracy,’ and served as America’s top diplomat during Bill Clinton’s presidency.
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