Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84.
A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America's top diplomat in 1997 during the Clinton government. She died on Wednesday Match 23, in Washington and the cause of his death was cancer, her daughter Anne said.
"She was surrounded by family and friends," the statement said. "We lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend."
Among those to pay tribute to her after the announcement of her death were former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, who later followed in her footsteps as Secretary of State.
"Few leaders have been so perfectly suited for the times in which they served," the Clintons said. "Because she knew first-hand that America's policy decisions had the power to make a difference in people's lives around the world, she saw her jobs as both an obligation and an opportunity."
Nato's current Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said after the announcement that Albright "was a force for freedom" and an "outspoken champion of Nato".
Born Marie Jana Korbelova in Prague in 1937 - in what was then Czechoslovakia - Albright was the daughter of a Czechoslovak diplomat who was forced into exile after the occupation of his country by Nazi Germany in 1939.
Nato's current Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said after the announcement that Albright "was a force for freedom" and an "outspoken champion of Nato".
Born Marie Jana Korbelova in Prague in 1937 - in what was then Czechoslovakia - Albright was the daughter of a Czechoslovak diplomat who was forced into exile after the occupation of his country by Nazi Germany in 1939
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