Madeleine Albright served as U.S. secretary of state from
1997 to 2001. Her distinguished career in government
includes positions in the National Security Council and as
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She is the author of
the New York Times bestseller Madam Secretary. She is the
founder of the Albright Group LLC, chairman of the National
Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and the
Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor at the Georgetown
School of Foreign Service. She lives in Washington, D.C.,
and Virginia.