Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
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She was the first female secretary of state in U.S. history. Albright immigrated with her family to the United States in 1948 from Czechoslovakia.
What PIN does Madeleine Albright wear?
A snake pin Albright wore was a response to Iraqi officials’ description of her as an ‘unparalleled serpent.’
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She once wore a bug pin to let Russian diplomats know that the US was unhappy that a State Department room had been bugged.
Where are Madeleine Albright’s pins?
You can see Albright’s collection of more than 200 pins online. The collection is housed at The National Museum of American Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State in Washington.
The museum is planning to make the pins and other exhibits viewable in person when it opens in 2024.
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