内容简介 For eight years, during President Clinton's two terms, Madeleine Albright was a major player in the most dramatic events of recent times. Now, in an outspoken memoir, the highest-ranking woman in American history shares her remarkable story and provides an insider's view of world affairs during a period of unprecedented turbulence. That story begins with Albright's childhood as a Czechoslovak refugee, whose family first fled from Hitler, then the Communists. She grew up to be a passionate advocate of civil and women's rights. Refreshingly candid, Madam Secretary brings to life the world leaders Albright dealt with face-to-face in her years of service and the battles she fought to prove her worth in a male-dominated arena. Besides her encounters with the famous and powerful, we get to know Albright the private woman. Madam Secretary combines warm humor with profound insights and personal testament with fascinating additions to the historical record. It is a tapestry both intimate and panoramic, a rich memoir destined to become a twenty-first-century classic.