Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after hearing about the passing of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright:
“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and mentor, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a giant of American diplomacy and a fierce advocate for democracy and human rights.
“I’ve been honored to know Secretary Albright for decades, and to have had the blessing of knowing her humor, brilliance, talent, and remarkable insights into world affairs. Through her role as a stateswoman, President of the Truman Scholars Foundation, Chair of the National Democratic Institute, and in so many other ways, she made a lifetime of difference. She used her experience as a refugee who fled communism to become one of the real giants of American foreign policy and drew on that service to mentor the next generation of leaders. Whether it was hearing about her experiences working in the Senate or on the National Security Council and leading the State Department, exchanging ideas with her about how best to advocate for American leadership on the world stage, or simply listening to her remarkable insights on the state of the world, I always counted on her for an engaging, lively conversation that would teach me something and challenge me to be a better leader. It pains me to know to that I’ll never have one of those conversations again, and my heart goes out to my friends, her daughter Alice Albright and grandson David Bowes, as well as the rest of her family. May her memory be a blessing.”
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