Madam Secretary
by ALBRIGHT, MADELEINEEdition: Large
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher(s): Random House Large Print
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Summary
For Eight Years, During Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Madeleine Albright was an active participant in the most dramatic events of recent times -- from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATO's humanitarian intervention in Kosovo. Now, in an outspoken memoir, the highest-ranking woman in American history shares her remarkable story and provides an insider's view of world affairs during a period of unprecedented turbulence.
Author Biography
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, born in Prague, was confirmed as the 64th Secretary of State in 1997. Her distinguished career in government includes positions in the National Security Council, as U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| From Madlenka to Madeleine Albright | |
| Heroes and Villains | p. 3 |
| Becoming an American | p. 18 |
| Best of All Possible Worlds | p. 31 |
| Family Values | p. 48 |
| Mrs. Albright Goes to Washington | p. 63 |
| From Pole to Pole | p. 77 |
| 'Til Death Do Us Part | p. 94 |
| The Velvet Revolution | p. 109 |
| Fourteen Suits and a Skirt | |
| A Sign Saying Simply "United States" | p. 127 |
| New World (Dis)Order | p. 141 |
| Frequent Flyer | p. 162 |
| Horror in the Balkans | p. 177 |
| The Strength of My Own Voice | p. 194 |
| Madam Secretary | |
| "I Want You to Be My Secretary of State" | p. 215 |
| Names on the Synagogue Wall | p. 235 |
| Building a Europe Whole and Free | p. 250 |
| Migraine Hussein | p. 272 |
| Welcome to the Middle East | p. 288 |
| "Palestinians and Israelis Coming Together" | p. 306 |
| Dueling with Dictators | p. 319 |
| As the World Turns | p. 339 |
| Waging War, Pursuing Peace | |
| A Special Kind of Evil | p. 361 |
| "Milosevic Is the Problem" | p. 378 |
| Kosovo: Diplomacy and the Threat of Force | p. 393 |
| The Alliance Prevails | p. 408 |
| Freedom and Order in the Global Era | p. 429 |
| Inside the Hermit Kingdom | p. 455 |
| The Fruitless Quest | p. 473 |
| Had We But World Enough, and Time | p. 499 |
| Selected Chronology | p. 513 |
| Official International Travel, 1993-2001 | p. 520 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 524 |
| Gratitude | p. 527 |
| Index | p. 533 |
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