Secretary Madeleine Albright - Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses | Brought to you by <a href="http://athleticgreens.com/tim" target="_blank">Athletic Greens</a> and <a href="http://helixsleep.com/tim" target="_blank">Helix Sleep</a>. “I’m an optimist who worries a lot.”&nbsp;&nbsp;—&nbsp;Secretary Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine K. Albright&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/madeleine" target="_blank">@madeleine</a>) is a professor, author, diplomat, and businesswoman who served as 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 US government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the US permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the president’s cabinet. She is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Dr. Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets.She also chairs the National Democratic Institute, serves as the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation, and is a member of the US Defense Department’s Defense Policy Board. In 2012, she was chosen by President Obama to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her contributions to international peace and democracy.Dr. Albright is a seven-time&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;best-selling author. Her most recent book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Other-Destinations-21st-Century-Memoir/dp/0062802259/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=offsitoftimfe-20&amp;linkId=05f951a16b4a811571c2c7c2733d6153&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Hell and Other Destinations</a>, was published in April, 2020. 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#437: Secretary Madeleine Albright — Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses

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