Summary of Madeleine Korbel Albright's Madam Secretary

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 On election night, Albright was with the President. She was expecting a call from Vernon Jordan, who was to head up the vetting team at the State Department. She thought it would be a good idea for her to connect with White House personnel and begin the process.
#2 Albright was eventually offered the job, and she accepted. But she had to be careful about how she made it clear to the White House that she was interested in the position. The Clinton administration had run into trouble with some of its appointments, and they had issued a directive that candidates for all positions be thoroughly vetted before the White House would even acknowledge that they were under consideration.
#3 Albright was a professional who had no interest in the job. She was grateful to have friends like Leahy to jolt her into action mode when necessary.
#4 Albright made a point of visiting the capitals of dozens of countries, which was rarely done by the State Department’s more senior diplomats. She was building political capital with the dozens of envoys throughout the world.

Sujets

• Politique
• 21st century
• United States

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 18 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669386483
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Madeleine Korbel Albright's Madam Secretary
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On election night, Albright was with the President. She was expecting a call from Vernon Jordan, who was to head up the vetting team at the State Department. She thought it would be a good idea for her to connect with White House personnel and begin the process.

#2

Albright was eventually offered the job, and she accepted. But she had to be careful about how she made it clear to the White House that she was interested in the position. The Clinton administration had run into trouble with some of its appointments, and they had issued a directive that candidates for all positions be thoroughly vetted before the White House would even acknowledge that they were under consideration.

#3

Albright was a professional who had no interest in the job. She was grateful to have friends like Leahy to jolt her into action mode when necessary.

#4

Albright made a point of visiting the capitals of dozens of countries, which was rarely done by the State Department’s more senior diplomats. She was building political capital with the dozens of envoys throughout the world.

#5

After the election, Albright began to consolidate her power. She was able to protect her turf by attending the regularly scheduled weekly cabinet meetings as well as the National Security Council’s principals’ strategy sessions.

#6

After the Somalia debacle, the President began to ignore the advice of his senior advisors and instead relied on his own instincts. He wanted someone at State who shared his vision.

#7

The battle lines were drawn between the Board, led by Bowles and Rubin, and Jordan, who wanted to promote the strengths of all the candidates. The three short-list candidates had strengths and weaknesses. George Mitchell had little foreign policy experience, but he was media-savvy.

#8

The Board’s short list read like a casting call for Grumpy Old Men, with all three being white males in their fifties. None of them possessed the qualities needed to transcend the various factions inside the White House.

#9

Albright’s campaign received a boost when Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms gave his strong support to her. He informed the White House which candidates would make it through the committee and which ones would not.

#10

As the pressure on Albright increased, she remained extremely calm. She loved the UN job and would have remained there regardless of the President’s decision.

#11

The appointment of Albright as secretary of state was a major setback for the Clinton White House, as it alienated the key voting bloc of female voters.

#12

As the debate over Albright’s nomination intensified, the issue of gender took on a disproportionate level of importance. The battle lines were drawn, with feminist groups going on the attack and a small but extremely powerful contingent of white males circling the wagons as things heated up.

#13

Albright began to lobby Republican senators, who she knew hated the UN and foreign aid, to support her for secretary of state. She gained the support of Republican foreign policy maven Jeane Kirkpatrick.