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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 585 

Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of the Honorable Madeleine 

K. Albright. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 7, 2022 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 

CRUZ, Mr. KAINE, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. MURPHY) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of the Honorable 

Madeleine K. Albright. 

Whereas, on May 15, 1937, the Honorable Madeleine K. 

Albright was born in Prague to Josef Korbel, a Czechoslovak diplomat, and his wife Anna; 

Whereas Albright and her family were forced to flee to Britain in 1939, due to the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia; 

Whereas Albright and her family returned to Prague after 

the war, only to be forced to flee again in 1948, due to 

her father’s opposition to communism; 


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Whereas Albright and her family moved to the United States 

as refugees seeking political asylum, and Albright became 

a naturalized United States citizen in 1957; 

Whereas Albright attended Wellesley College to study political 

science on a full scholarship and graduated with honors; 

Whereas Albright earned a certificate in Russian, a Master 

of Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from 

Columbia University while raising 3 children; 

Whereas, in 1982, Albright was appointed to the position of 

Research Professor of International Affairs at the School 

of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and to the 

position of Director of the Women in Foreign Service 

Program at the university; 

Whereas, in 1993, President Clinton appointed Albright Ambassador to the United Nations, where she represented 

the interests of the United States on the world stage and 

pushed for multilateral cooperation to confront atrocities, 

playing a vital role in the involvement by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this preamble 

as ‘‘NATO’’) to prevent further atrocities and ethnic 

cleansing in the former Yugoslavia; 

Whereas, in 1997, Albright was nominated for the position of 

Secretary of State and was unanimously confirmed by the 

Senate, becoming the first woman to serve as Secretary 

of State; 

Whereas, during her time as Secretary of State, Albright 

championed democracy and human rights around the 

world, galvanized the international community to prevent 

war crimes in Kosovo through NATO intervention, and 

advocated for NATO to accept Poland, Hungary, and the 

Czech Republic as members of NATO; 


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Whereas, upon returning to private life in 2001, Albright became a best-selling author and successful businessperson, 

led the boards of a number of organizations, and received 

the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and 

Whereas, throughout her life, Albright passionately advocated 

for human rights, including those of women and refugees, 

while remaining actively involved in civil society: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the life, achievements, and legacy of 

3 the Honorable Madeleine K. Albright; 

4 (2) commends to future generations Albright’s 

5 example as a patriot and public servant in the pur6 suit of a more peaceful, prosperous, and cooperative 

7 world order; and 

8 (3) extends its deepest condolences and sym9 pathy to the family and friends of the Honorable 

10 Madeleine K. Albright. 

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