by Erin Doherty
March 23, 2022
https://www.axios.com/former-secretary- ... 3ca2d.html
Introduction:
caltrek: An individual who was ahead of her time, or a cold warrior that helped bring us the mess we are in?(Axios) Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright died Wednesday at the age of 84, her family said in a statement.
Driving the news: Albright, who served as the first female secretary of state, died of cancer, her family said.
The big picture: Albright served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton. As secretary, she promoted the expansion of NATO and military intervention in Kosovo.
- "She was surrounded by family and friends. We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend," her family said.
Albright received the Medal of Freedom in 2012 from former President Barack Obama.
You decide.