A future that never was: Madeleine Albright’s glimmer of hope with North Korea



Analysis A future that never was: Madeleine Albright’s glimmer of hope with North Korea Albright, who died on Wednesday at 84, met Kim Jong Il in 2000 when better bilateral relations seemed possible James Fretwell March 24, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at an event at Wellesley College on Jan. 30, 2016 \| Image: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Madeleine Albright, the first U.S. Secretary of State who met former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of a fleeting high-level bilateral engagement that promised to take relations down a different path, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. The first-ever woman to serve as Washington’s top diplomat, Albright was also the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the DPRK until former President Donald Trump took a few steps across the inter-Korean border in June 2019. Madeleine Albright, the first U.S. Secretary of State who met former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of a fleeting high-level bilateral engagement that promised to take relations down a different path, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. The first-ever woman to serve as Washington’s top diplomat, Albright was also the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the DPRK until former President Donald Trump took a few steps across the inter-Korean border in June 2019. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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A future that never was: Madeleine Albright’s glimmer of hope with North Korea

Albright, who died on Wednesday at 84, met Kim Jong Il in 2000 when better bilateral relations seemed possible

James Fretwell March 24, 2022

A future that never was: Madeleine Albright’s glimmer of hope with North Korea

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at an event at Wellesley College on Jan. 30, 2016 | Image: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Madeleine Albright, the first U.S. Secretary of State who met former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of a fleeting high-level bilateral engagement that promised to take relations down a different path, died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

The first-ever woman to serve as Washington’s top diplomat, Albright was also the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the DPRK until former President Donald Trump took a few steps across the inter-Korean border in June 2019.

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