Madeleine Albright was a major player in the most dramatic events of recent times. Now, in an outspoken memoir, the highest-ranking woman in American history shares her remarkable story and provides an insider's view of world affairs during a period of unprecedented turbulence.

That story begins with Albright's childhood as a Czechoslovak refugee, whose family first fled from Hitler, then the Communists. She grew up to be a passionate advocate of civil and women's rights. Refreshingly candid, Madam Secretary brings to life the world leaders Albright dealt with face- to-face in her years of service and the battles she fought to prove her worth in a male-dominated arena.

PREFACE

PART ONE

FROM MADLENKA TO MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

ONE : Heroes and Villains

TWO: Becoming an American

TH R E E: Best of All Possible Worlds

FOUR : Family Values

FIVE: Mrs. Albright Goes to Washington

SIX: From Pole to Pole

SEVEN: Til Death Do Us Part

EIGHT : The Velvet Revolution

PART TWO

FOURTEEN SUITS AND A SKIRT

NINE: A Sign Saying Simply "United States"

TEN: New World (Dis)Order

ELEVEN : Frequent Flyer

TWELVE: Horror in the Balkans

THIRTEEN: The Strength of My Own Voice

PART THREE

MADAM SECRETARY

FOURTEEN : "I Want You to Be My Secretary of State"

FIFTEEN : Names on the Synagogue Wall

SIXTEEN: Building a Europe Whole and Free

SEVENTEEY: Migraine Hussein

EIGHTEEN : Welcome to the Middle East

NINETEEN : "Palestinians and Israelis Coming Together"

TWENTY: Dueling with Dictators

TWENTY-ONE: AS the World Turns

PART FOUR

WAGING WAR, PURSUING PEACE

TWEN TY-TWO : A Special Kind of Evil

TWENTY-THREE: "Milosevic Is the Problem"

TWENTY-FOUR : Kosovo: Diplomacy and the Threat of Force

TWENTY-FIVE: The Alliance Prevails

TWENTY-SIX: Freedom and Order in the Global Era

TWENTY-SEVEN: Inside the Hermit Kingdom

TWENTY-EIGHT: The Fruitless Quest

TWENTY-NINE: Had We But World Enough, and Time

EPILOGUE

SELECTED CHRONOLOGY

OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL,  1993-2OO1

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GRATITUDE