Madeleine Albright, the veteran diplomat who came to the United States as a child refugee, studied foreign languages and policy while raising a family on the way to becoming the first woman to lead the US Department of State, died Wednesday at age 84.
In a statement announcing her death, Ms Albright’s family said they were “heartbroken” to announce that she had passed away from cancer while “surrounded by family and friends”.
“We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend,” they said.
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