An ex-secretary Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve in that role, has passed away at the age of 84.
Albright’s family announced her death on social media on Wednesday, March 23. Their message stated, “We are deeply sorry to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright (64th U.S. Secretary of State) has died earlier today.” The cause of her death was cancer. Family and friends were there to support her. “We have lost our loving mother, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends.”
A Prague native who came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1948, Albright served as the Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. In 2012 she was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
At the time of her death, among her many accolades, Albright was a professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
As news of the pioneering politician’s death emerged, admirers honored her online.