March 23, 2022 01:16 PM UTC

RIP Madeleine Albright, Pioneering Diplomat Beloved By Colorado

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• by: Colorado Pols

AP reports sad news that Madeleine Albright, the first woman U.S. Secretary of State with many friends in Colorado, has passed away:

Albright spent her teen years in Denver and went on to work at The Denver Post. She was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010.

Her father, Joseph Korbel, was the first dean of the University of Denver’s school of international studies, which was renamed for him in 2008.

“She was a trailblazer, a friend and an inspiration to so many of us,” Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette tweeted. “My heart goes out to her family during this difficult time.”