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A Conversation with Secretary Madeleine Albright

June 16, 2020

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As part of the National Constitution Center’s yearlong Women and the Constitution initiative in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright—America’s first female secretary of state—reflects on her career in public service, women’s leadership, and her new book, Hell and Other Destinations. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates the online program.

This program is made possible through the generous support of The John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation and as part of the Center’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
 


Participants
 

  • Secretary Madeleine Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Albright has held several diplomatic roles during her career, including time spent as a member of the National Security Council, as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and most notably, as the first female Secretary of State. Albright is the author of seven best-selling books, including most recently Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir. 
     
  • Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.
     

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