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USIA - Text: Secretary of State-Nominee Madeleine Korbel Albright, 96-12-05United States Information Agency: Selected Articles Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The United States Information Agency (USIA) Gopher at <gopher://gopher.usia.gov>TEXT: SECRETARY OF STATE-NOMINEE MADELEINE KORBEL ALBRIGHT(Official biodata released by White House December 5) (380)The White House has released official biodata on Madeleine Albright, who was nominated by President Clinton December 5 to be Secretary of State, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.Following is the official text: (begin text)Madeleine K. Albright was appointed United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations by President Clinton in January 1993. She is also a member of the President's Cabinet and the National Security Council. Ambassador Albright presented her credentials at the United Nations on February 1, 1993.From 1989 to 1992, Ambassador Albright served as President of the Center for National Policy, a non-profit research organization that promotes study and discussion of domestic and international issues. She was a Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of Women in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service from 1982 to her appointment as U.S. Permanent Representative. Prior to her work at Georgetown University, Ambassador Albright participated in an international competition which resulted in her being awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars to write about the role of the press in political changes in Poland in 1980-82. She was Senior Fellow in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 1981 and was an Adjunct Fellow at the institution from 1981-1990. Ambassador Albright's previous experience in government includes service from 1978-81 as a staff member of the National Security Council and White House responsible for foreign policy legislation and from 1976-78 as Chief Legislative Assistant for Senator Edmund Muskie. Ambassador Albright received both an M.A. (1968) and a Ph.D. (1976) from Columbia University's Department of Public Law and Government. She was graduated with honors from Wellesley College in 1959 with a B.A. in Political Science. Her writings include "Poland, the Role of the Press in Political Change," "The Role of the Press in Political Change: Czechoslovakia 1968," and "The Soviet Diplomatic Service: Profile of an Elite." Ambassador Albright is fluent in French and Czech, with good speaking and reading abilities in Russian and Polish. (end text)From the United States Information Agency (USIA) Gopher at gopher://gopher.usia.govUnited States Information Agency: Selected Articles Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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