The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power.

GHATTAS, Kim [Madeleine K. Albright].

$650.00

Item Number: 149056

New York: Henry Holt Company, 2013.

First edition of the compelling account of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of State. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by author on the half-title page, “Madame Secretary, I spent a lot of time reading your book about your time at the State Department while writing my book; it was great inspiration and full of priceless information. I wish there had been time to speak to you in person but perhaps our paths will cross one day. I hope you enjoy this book about one of your successes and my outsider’s take on American power. Sincerely, Kim Ghattas.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication – because I think that we don’t need any of those three “Ds” to happen.” After her tenure as Secretary of State, she served as chair of the consulting Albright Stonebridge Group and was the Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. For Albright’s contributions to foreign policy and relations that defined a century, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Fine in a fine ust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown from, “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Jacket design by David Shoemaker. Jacket photograph by Jacquelyn Martin.

The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power by Kim Ghattas offers an intimate look at Hillary Clinton’s time as U.S. Secretary of State. Through firsthand accounts of diplomatic missions, Ghattas provides insights into Clinton’s leadership, decision-making, and interactions with world leaders. The book covers Clinton’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East and her role in shaping U.S. foreign policy, while also highlighting the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated political sphere. Blending personal narrative with political analysis, The Secretary offers a unique perspective on global diplomacy and American power.