United States – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has died at the age of 84

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Madeleine Albright, who immigrated to the United States at the age of 11, was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State between 1997 and 2001.

Madeleine Albright at the White House on August 20, 1998.

Madeleine Albright at the White House on August 20, 1998.

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Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has died at the age of 84, her family said in a statement on Wednesday.

Madeleine Albright, the leader of diplomacy under Democratic President Bill Clinton’s administration between 1997 and 2001, died of cancer, her relatives say, “a tireless defender of democracy and human rights.”

He helped “change the course of history,” President Joe Biden promised. “He is an immigrant who escaped persecution,” he said in a statement. “Like many before and after her, she is proudly American.” “To make this country she loved even more beautiful, she broke traditions, broke barriers, over and over again,” the U.S. leader praised.

Madeleine Albright called Bill Clinton “the passionate voice for freedom and democracy,” stressing that “her death is a great loss to the world at a time when the lessons of her life are most needed by us.”

“Comedy” and “Sure”

The former president paid tribute to some of his many struggles to “end ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo”, “expand NATO in Central European countries” or “reduce the level of poverty”. She guides them, he says, never losing “her best sense of humor” or “her determination”.

The UN Security Council observed a minute’s silence in memory of the woman who served as US Ambassador to the United Nations for four years (1993-1997), where she left her mark, especially during NATO’s intervention in Kosovo. At the same time, the Russian ambassador was a certain Sergei Lavrov, who became the head of Russian diplomacy and a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

A month ago, the Russian president accused Modelin Albright of making a “historic mistake” in preparing to invade Ukraine. Born in Prague on May 15, 1937, Madeleine Albright was a polygamous refugee who first fled Nazism after fleeing with her Jewish family to London in 1939.

“American Dream”

Eleven years later, her relatives, meanwhile, return to Czechoslovakia to decide when the Communists will take power to emigrate to the United States, where intelligent studies will allow Madeleine Albright to access the highest echelons of power.

Former US President George W. Bush has spoken out against the woman, who speaks English, Czech, French and Russian. U.S. State Department spokesman Nate Price said his death was a “scatterbrain.” “She was a pioneer,” he said. “As the first female Secretary of State, she led most of our business.”

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has hailed himself as “one of the most remarkable figures” and hailed him as “deeply compassionate towards humanity.” In April 2012, Barack Obama commended him for his “courage and perseverance” in awarding him the “Presidential Medal of Freedom”, America’s highest civilian decoration, which enabled him to bring peace to the Balkans and pave the way for progress. “

(AFP)

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