Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies

  • Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. (AP File)
    Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. (AP File)

    WASHINGTON — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former Amer…