Al ‧ bright, Mad ‧ e ‧ leine /ˈɔːlbraɪt, ˈmæd ə lɪn/ BrE AmE
(1937–) an American politician who was formerly the US Representative to the United Nations. She was Secretary of State in Bill Clinton's government from 1997 to 2001, and was the first woman to have this job.