- 293 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Thomas Blood's
Madame Secretary is a riveting biography of the first woman U. S. Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, "the ultimate independent woman" (
The New York Times Magazine).
No American envoy has ever burst on the diplomatic scene and grabbed center stage in the theater of foreign relations like Madeleine Albright. Navigating difficult terrain as few can, Washington D. C. insider Thomas Blood provides exclusive interviews with, and revealing anecdotes from, politicians, friends, adversaries, and colleagues, including former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Senators Leahy, Mikulski, Kerrey, Helms, Reid, and Rockefeller, and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt.
This unique biography reveals the dramatic story of the first woman U.S. Secretary of State. Rather than providing a simple chronology, Blood focuses on the defining moments in Madeleine Albright's life, identifying the periods that best open a window on the Secretary of State's uncanny ability to triumph over adversity, her unparalleled success in politics and her meteoric rise to dominance in the world of foreign policy. From her family's thrilling escape from Czechoslovakia to her astounding rise to power to her victories and setbacks as the head of American foreign policy, Madeleine Albright's life unfolds like a major motion picture.
An immensely readable biography that illuminates key experiences in Albright's career and personal life,
Madam Secretary introduces us to Madeleine Albright the person, the politician, the policymaker.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Overview
- 1. Power Play: Winning the Nomination as Secretary of State
- 2. Power Brunches, Power Lunches, and Salon Dinners
- 3. Coming of Age: The Georgetown Years
- 4. The Undiplomatic Diplomat: Ambassador Albright’s Days at the United Nations
- 5. Killing the Messenger: Operation Restore Hope and the Tragedy at Mogadishu
- 6. Victory in Bosnia: The Public Feud with General Colin Powell and the Call for a War Crimes Tribunal
- 7. Not Exactly a Man’s World: The United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing and the “No Cojónes” Speech
- 8. Test of Wills: The Power Struggle to Oust Boutros Boutros-Ghali
- 9. A Family Affair: Discovery of a Newfound Heritage and the Meaning of Friendship
- 10. Epilogue
- Sources
- Index
- Also by Thomas Blood
- Copyright