Source: PoliticsMadeleine Albright had diplomacy in her blood from the very beginning. The daughter of a Czech diplomat, Albright and her family arrived in the United States in 1948, a refugee from war-torn Europe during World War II. She dedicated her life to academia and public service — climbing the political ranks and breaking glass ceilings to become ambassador to the United Nations, and later the nation’s first female secretary of state. Albright left a legacy that celebrates her fierce defense of democracy and human rights across the globe, in far-flung regions from Kosovo to North Korea.Read More