Led by President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the man who elected Albright his top diplomat and the highest-ranking woman in the US government at the time

Albright died of cancer last month at the age of 84, prompting a wave of mourning from around the world, which also lauded his support for democracy and human rights.

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Biden said, "In the 20th and 21st centuries, there was no greater champion for independence than Madeleine Korbel Albright." "Today we honor a truly proud American

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Foreign dignitaries invited to the funeral included the Presidents of Georgia and Kosovo and senior officials from Colombia, Bosnia and the Czech Republic.

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Although never in line for the presidency because of his foreign birth, Albright was universally praised for breaking a glass ceiling, even by his political opponents.

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In 2012, Obama awarded Albright the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour, saying that his life was an inspiration to all Americans.

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Madeleine Albright

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