“Madeleine Albright, the first woman to be U.S. secretary of state, has died, according to a statement from her family.
“Albright was 84, and the cause of death was cancer, her family said.
“”She was surrounded by family and friends. We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend,” the statement said.
“She served as secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 during the Clinton administration.
“”Hillary and I are profoundly saddened by the passing of Madeleine Albright. She was one of the finest secretaries of state, an outstanding UN ambassador, a brilliant professor, and an extraordinary human being,” former President Bill Clinton said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “Few leaders have been so perfectly suited for the times in which they served.””
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