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Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
America's first female Secretary of State
Speaks:
Economy and Security in the 21st Century
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Portrait by Timothy Greenfield-SaudersÂ
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3:30pm, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium
777 Glades Road
FAU Student Union
Boca Raton Campus
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Albright was the 64th Secretary of State of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government.  Prior to her appointment, she served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of President Bill Clinton's Cabinet and National Security Council. As Secretary of State, Albright reinforced America's alliances, advocated democracy and human rights, and promoted American trade and business, labor and environmental standards abroad.
She is currently a professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She chairs both the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Pew Global Attitudes Project, and serves as president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation. Albright serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foregin Relations and the Board of Trustees for the Aspen Institute. In 2009, Albright was asked by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to chair a group of experts focused on developing NATO's New Strategic Concept.
She is the chair of Albright Stonebride Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm facused on emerging markets.Â
Albright is author of four New York Times best sellers. Her next book, Prague Winter, is slated for release in May 2012. It tells the story of Albright's experiences and those of her family during and immediately after World War II, thus providing a fresh lens through which to view some of the modern era's most tumultous years.
A book signing will follow the lecture. Copies of Albright's best-selling books, Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership and Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomats Jewel Box, will be on sale outside the auditorium.
Admission: $35 (Groups of 15 or more: $30) (FAU faculty, staff $10) FAU students: free with a student ID. For tickets, call 1.800.564.9539 or visit www.fauevents.com or by visiting the FAU box office located in the FAU Student Union. Tickets go on sale August 1, 2011.
Please notify the Box Office Manager at 561.297.2471 five working days in advance of the event if special accommodations of a disabililty is needed.
Free parking is available in Parking Garage 1, Lots 15 and 16.
Directions from I-95 and Turnpike: Glades Road east. Turn left into FAU's main entrance on Broward Ave. Continue straight and follow signs to parking lots and Parking Garage 1. The Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium is located inside the Student Building just north of the parking lot.
Directions from US - 1: Glades Road west.   Turn right into FAU's main entrance on Broward Ave. Continue straight and follow signs to parking lots and Parking Garage 1. The Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium is located inside the Student Building just north of the parking lot.
