Albright, who was appointed as the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (UN) by former US President Bill Clinton in 1993, then served as the Secretary of State from 1997-2001.
Born to a Jewish family in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1937 and immigrating to the United States at the age of 11 after his Czech diplomat father fled the Nazi and Communist regime, Albright strongly encouraged NATO expansion and military intervention in the former Yugoslavia during his tenure.
Asked by Albright whether it was worth it, more than half a million children died as a result of the Iraq embargo, more than Hiroshima, Albright replied, “It was a very difficult choice, but I think it was worth the price.” His answer had caused reactions around the world.
Albright argued in the New York Times in February that Russia’s attempt to attack Ukraine would be a “historical mistake”. (AA)