PHOTOS: Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, through the years

FILE – President Barack Obama awards Madeleine Albright the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, on May 29, 2012, in Washington. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

FILE – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at a reception celebrating the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 10, 2017. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

FILE – U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright smiles as she shakes hands with Russian acting President Vladimir Putin, right, in Moscow’s Kremlin, on Feb. 2, 2000. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)

FILE – President Bill Clinton confers with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright before delivering the final statement at the Middle East Summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, on Oct. 17, 2000. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, toasts with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at a dinner in Pyongyang, on Oct. 24, 2000.Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Chien-min Chung, Pool)

FILE – U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, left, talks with Botswana’s Health Minister Joy Phumaphi, in Gaborone on on Dec. 11, 2000, where Albright announced a U.S. government donation of 200 trailers to be used as HIV counseling centers across Botswana. Phumaphi holds a symbolic key with an attached AIDS ribbon. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa, File)

FILE – Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat greets U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright before the start of U.S. President Bill Clinton’s address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 29 , 2000. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

373524 04: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, left, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, center, and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat greet each other before dinner July 20, 2000 during peace talks at Camp David in Maryland. (Photo by David Scull/Newsmakers)

377908 02: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks with President Clinton during the U.N. Security Council meeting September 7, 2000 at the United Nations. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters during a press conference 28 January at the US State Department in Washington, DC. Albright told reporters that their Iraq’s weapons pose a “profound threat” to world peace. (Photo credit should read JESSICA PERSSON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, shaking hands with the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, prior to holding talks aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1997: Czechoslovakian born American politician, Madeleine Albright, former US representattive to the United Nations, she became Secretary of State in the second Clinton administration. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary Of State Madeleine Albright Holds A News Conference At The End Of An Extraordinary Meeting Of Nato Foreign Ministers At The Alliance’s Headquarters In Brussels April 12, 1999. Albright Said Nato Aims To Play A “Core” Role In The International Peace Force In Kosovo But Is Ready To Share The Mission With The United Nations Or The Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe. (Photo By Nato/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 12: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ September 12, 2004 during a taping at the NBC studios in Washington, DC. Albright talked about the current situation in Iraq and the nuclear crisis in North Korea and Iran. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HEATHROW, UNITED KINGDOM: U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gives a press conference after her meeting with the Contact Group on the former Yougoslavia 08 October at London’s Heathrow Airport. NATO has threatened air strikes in a bid to persuade President Milosevic of Serbia, to comply with a UN resolution calling for an end to the campaign against the ethnic Albanians who make up 90 percent of Kosovo’s population. (Photo credit should read MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP via Getty Images)

UNITED NATIONS, UN: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright raises her hand during a unanimous U.N. Security Council vote 06 May, 1993 to declare Sarajevo and four Moslem towns safe zones following the refusal of a Bosnian Serb assembly to accept a peace plan ending a year of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo credit should read TIM CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appears before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 08 February, 2000 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Albright testified about the fiscal year 2001 State Department budget. AFP PHOTO/ Manny CENETA (Photo credit should read MANNY CENETA/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright briefs reporters on her recent trip to North Korea, 02 November 2000, during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC. US and North Korean negotiators are seeking some sort of deal on curbing the North’s missile program. AFP PHOTO Joyce NALTCHAYAN (Photo credit should read JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) along with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (L) convene the first White House Conference on Culture in a East Room ceremony 28 November 2000 in Washington. The conference brought together diplomats, artists, scholars and representatives from the private sector for a discussion on culture and diplomacy. AFP PHOTO/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images)

WYE MILLS, UNITED STATES: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (L) talks with US President Bill Clinton (R) as he opens the Plenary Session of the Middle East Peace Talks at the Wye River Plantation 15 October in Maryland. Clinton, along with Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are attending the 1,000 acre secluded Wye River Plantation hoping to wrap up an agreement on a 13 percent Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank paving the way to a final peace settlement. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters at the White House 20 August on the US attack of a terrorist base in Afghanistan and a chemical weapons-related facility in Khartoum, Sudan. US President Bill Clinton met with his National Security Council 20 August after he returned to the White House from his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, MA. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Luke FRAZZA (Photo credit should read LUKE FRAZZA/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (R) speaks to reporters as Secretary of Defense William Cohen (L) watches during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC 21 August. Albright and Cohen spoke with members of Congress and other US officials to brief them on the results of the US bombings 20 August of the chemical weapon-related plant in Khartoum, Sudan and terrorist training facilities in Afghanistan that have been linked to the 07 August bombings at US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters gathered at the State Department 24 August in Washington, DC. Albright announced an agreement that would allow a trial by a Scottish court in the Hague of two Libyans charged in the fatal bombing of the 1988 Pam Am flight 103 that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright points to a globe during her testimony 10 February to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Albright testified about the State Department budget and other issues. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US President Bill Clinton (R), accompanied by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (L), announces his conditional approval of a UN-Iraq accord on weapons inspections 23 February inside the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC. Clinton also said the US will act unilaterally against Iraq if President Saddam Hussein fails to live up to the agreement. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright listens during hearings conducted 04 March by the US House Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC. Albright testified on the Fiscal Year 1999 appropriations for the State Department. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (R) testifies to the Senate Finance Committee as Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) looks on during hearings on Capitol Hill 10 June. Albright and Barshefsky were on Capitol Hill seeking renewal of normal trade relations with China. AFP PHOTO/Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : First Lady of the US Hillary Rodham Clinton(L) applauds speakers as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright(R) looks on during US State Department Activities to Promote the Advancement of Women program at the State Department in Washington 12 March. The program is to promote the advancement of women and to support the efforts of the global community to protect and promote women’s human rights, as well as to address issues of violence against women. AFP PHOTO Chris KLEPONIS (Photo credit should read CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : British Foreign Minister Robin Cook (L) gestures to the press as US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright looks on 19 May at the State Department in Washington DC. This is Cooks first trip to the US since being appointed British Foreign Minister. AFP PHOTO/Joyce NALTCHAYAN (Photo credit should read JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US President Bill Clinton looks on as UN Ambassador Madeleine Albright addresses reporters after President Clinton announced that he is naming Albright to be his new secretary of state during a ceremony 05 December in the Oval Office of the White House. She will be the first woman to hold the top US diplomatic post. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : Former UN Ambassador Madeleine Albright (front) is sworn in as the new US Secretary of State as President Bill Clinton (rear) looks on during ceremonies at the White House in Washington 23 January. Albright succeeds William Christopher and is the first woman to hold the position of Secretary of State. (Photo credit should read JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 14: United Kingdom Ambassador to the United Nations, Sir David Hannay, (L) and US Ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright vote during a Security Council meeting 14 April in New York to allow Iraq to export a limited amount of oil to cover the cost of humanitarian supplies for its population. The resolution was adopted by all 15 members. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

UNITED NATIONS,- NOVEMBER 22: Madeleine Albright, US Ambassador to the United Nations votes 22 November in the UN Security Council in New York to suspend immediately economic and trade sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro. The Security Council also voted to gradually lift the arms embargo imposed on the territories of the former Yugoslavia as part of the follow up to the peace agreement signed in Dayton. AFP PHOTO/Jon LEVY (Photo credit should read JON LEVY/AFP via Getty Images)

BALTIMORE, MD – APRIL 2: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright throws out the first pitch before the opening day game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland 02 April. (Photo credit should read TED MATHIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 21: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (R) talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat 21 January at the US Department of State in Washington, DC. Arafat is scheduled to meet with US President Bill Clinton 22 January. (Photo credit should read TIM SLOANE/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters during a press conference 28 January at the US State Department in Washington, DC. Albright told reporters that their Iraq’s weapons pose a “profound threat” to world peace. (Photo credit should read JESSICA PERSSON/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 28: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters during a press conference at the White House 28 September in Washington, DC. Albright briefed reporters ontalks between US President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier 28 September regarding the MIddle East peace process. (Photo credit should read WILLIAM PHILPOTT/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 4: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at the US Institute of Peace 04 February in Washington, DC, about the possibility of the US sending troops to support a Kosovo peacekeeping force. Earlier US President Bill Clinton said he was “seriously considering” sending troops to the area. (Photo credit should read WILLIAM PHILPOTT/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 24: US President Bill Clinton and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright confer during the afternoon session at the NATO 50th Anniversary Summit in Washington, DC 24 April 1999. President Clinton on 24 April 1999, vehemently defended the bombing of the Serbian state television station, arguing that Belgrade was using it to “spew hatred” and delude people about the assaults on Kosovo. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo credit should read STEVE JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images)

BERLIN – JUNE 1: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright arrives to present the German-language version of her new book, “The Mighty and the Almighty,” at a book presentation at Dussmann bookstore June 1, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON – MARCH 08: (AFP OUT) Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during a reception in honor of International Women�s Day hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the East Room of the White House March 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. The reception honored women from around the world and their achievements. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 23: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright listens during a naturalization ceremony at Department of Interior September 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. Albright, formerly of Czechoslovakia, was recognized with the Outstanding American by Choice at the ceremony for her significant contributions to her adopted country. About 50 new immigrants from 29 countries participated in the naturalization ceremony to become new U.S. citizens. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivers a speech during LIDE (Brazil’s Business Leadership Group) meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Yasuyoshi CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)