Madam Secretary

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The highest-ranking woman in the history of U.S. government chronicles the story of her life, from her childhood as a Czechoslovakian refugee through her rise to power in the world of international diplomacy and policy-making, detailing her two terms as Secretary of State, her personal life, and the colorful personalities she met along the way.

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Title Statements

Full title :Madam Secretary / Madeleine Albright, with Bill Woodward.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Miramax Books
Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 562 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0786868430, 9780786868438
oclc:ocm52824764
LC Classification:E840.8.A37
Dewey Decimal:973.929/092

Preface -- Part 1. 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 -- Part 2. Fourteen suits and a skirt. A sign saying simply "United States" ; New world (dis)order ; Frequent flyer ; Horror in the Balkans ; The strength of my own voice -- Part 3. 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 -- Part 4. Waging war, pursuing peace. A special kind of evil ; "Milosevic 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 -- Selected chronology -- Official international travel, 1993-2001.

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15.85 history of America 7.150 Albright, Madeleine Albright, Madeleine Korbel Albright, Madelene Korbel Albright, Madelieine Ambassadeurs -- Biographies. -- États-U… Ambassadors Ambassadors -- Biography. -- United Sta… Autobiographie Autobiographies Autobiography Biographies Biography Cabinet officers Cabinet officers -- Biography. -- Unite… Caninet officers Employees Femmes ministres -- Biographies. -- Éta… Memoirs (form)