WASHINGTON -- Much of official Washington remembered former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the first woman to ever serve in that role, at her funeral Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral ...

Madeleine Albright was a pioneer in American politics. In 1997, she became the nation’s first female secretary of state and, at the time, the highest ranking female official in U.S. history. On this ...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that the one thing she refuses to do is become silent—and on Wednesday night, the 78-year-old stateswoman made her voice heard. Clad in a maroon suit, ...

FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to a group of women at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North MIami Beach, Fla., in this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo.