Research Catalog

Title

Madam Secretary : a memoir / Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward.

Author

Albright, Madeleine Korbel

Publication

New York : HarperCollins ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

Woodward, William, 1951-

Description

xiv, 571 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.

Summary

"A national bestseller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Albright was a high-level participant in some of the most dramatic events of our time--from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATO's intervention in the Balkans to America's troubled relations with Iran and Iraq. In this thoughtful memoir, one of the most admired women in U.S. history reflects on her remarkable personal story, including her upbringing in war-torn Europe and the balancing of career and family responsibilities, and on America's leading role in a changing world. With a new epilogue by the author, Madam Secretary offers an inimitable blend of Albright's warm humor, probing insights, and distinctive ideas."

Alternative Title

Madeleine Albright, a memoir : Madam Secretary

Subject

• Albright, Madeleine Korbel
• 1993 - 2001
• Women cabinet officers > United States > Biography
• Cabinet officers > United States > Biography
• Foreign ministers > United States > Biography
• United States > Foreign relations > 1993-2001

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies
• Biographies

Note

• Previous ed.: New York: Miramax; London: Macmillan, 2003.
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

From Madlenka to Madeleine Albright. Heroes and villains -- Becoming an American -- Best of all possible worlds -- Family values -- Mrs. Albright goes to Washington -- From Pole to Pole -- 'Til death do us part -- The Velvet Revolution -- Fourteen suits and a skirt. A sign simply saying "United States" -- New world (dis)order -- Frequent flyer -- Horror in the Balkans -- The strength of my own voice -- Madam Secretary. "I want you to be my secretary of state" -- Names on the synagogue wall -- Building a Europe whole and free -- Migraine Hussein -- Welcome to the Middle East -- "Palestinians and Israelis coming together" -- Dueling with dictators -- As the world turns -- Waging war, pursuing peace. A special kind of evil -- "Milošević is the problem" -- Kosovo: diplomacy and the threat of force -- The alliance prevails -- Freedom and order in the global era -- Inside the hermit kingdom -- The fruitless quest -- Had we but world enough, and time.

ISBN

• 9780062265463 (pbk.)
• 0062265466 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 820106986
• SCSB-11571792

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library