President Clinton first nominated a Madeleine Korbel Albright to be the first female Secretary of State on December 5, 1996.
She was approved by the United States Senate on January 22, 1997, and sworn in the following day.
She held the job for four years, ending her tenure on January 20, 2001.
A feat only Condoliza Rice and Hilary Clinton has been able to achieve.
Many wonder why the past diplomat went through the stress to change her name.
We are here to answer that question.
Why did Madeleine Albright change her name?
As Marie Jean Korbe became a citizen of the United States, she changed her name to Madeleine in 1957.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science with honors and continued her rise in the American ladder to get make history.
Her grandmother gave her the moniker Madeleine when she was a child.
The name meant something to her hence it was not legally changed to suit her political ambitions.
