Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84

Family says she died of cancer

FILE - In this May 24, 2012 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright smiles at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. The names recently trimmed from Myanmar's blacklist read like a who's who of prominent diplomats, human rights campaigners and Asian-based journalists. After announcing this week it had cut a third of the names off its 6,165-person blacklist, the government took another step toward openness Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, by publishing the names of more than 1,000 foreigners stricken from the notorious list. Among them are Albright, the late singer, activist and politician Sonny Bono, and former Philippine President Corazon Aquino. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press)

Madeleine Albright, the first woman US secretary of state, has passed away at the age of 84, according to her family.


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