Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Visit November 1
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright will deliver a public address at Guilford College November 1 as part of the college's yearlong "Human Rights: Global and Cross-cultural Perspectives" speaker series.
Secretary Albright's address is at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on campus and is free of charge. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and limited seating is available to the general public in the 1,000-seat auditorium.
Thursday's event is sponsored by The Bryan Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Arts, Humanities and Public Affairs. The professorship is funded by Guilford trustee and alumnus Joseph M. Bryan Jr. and the former Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund.
During her visit to Guilford, Secretary Albright will meet with student leaders, hold a news conference and attend a reception and dinner in her honor. She is expected to strike a patriotic theme in her public lecture, which will be followed by a question and answer session.
The first female U.S. secretary of state and the highest-ranking woman in the history of the government, Albright served in the Clinton Administration from 1997-2001. During her tenure, the United States led efforts to expand and modernize NATO and led a campaign to reverse ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. The U.S. promoted peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, worked to reduce danger of nuclear proliferation and encouraged international standards on trade and human rights in China.
A native of Czechoslovakia, Albright served as the first foreign-born United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of the National Security Council prior to her appointment as secretary of state. She also served as president of the Center for National Policy.
As a research professor of International Affairs and Director of Women in Foreign Service Programs at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service from 1982-93, Albright taught undergraduate and graduate courses in international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, Russian foreign policy and central and eastern European politics. She was responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to enhance women's professional opportunities in international affairs.
Secretary Albright returned to Georgetown University this year as the first Michael and Virginia Mortara Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy. She is preparing her autobiography for publication in 2003.
She is the second U.S. secretary of state to visit Guilford in three years. Colin Powell, the current office-holder, delivered a public lecture on campus Dec. 10, 1999.
Oct. 29, 2001