On this day in ...
... 1996 (a dozen years ago), President Bill Clinton announced he would nominate Madeleine Albright, to be U.S. Secretary of State in his 2d term. Then 59 years old and serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, she would be sworn in exactly 7 weeks later. Albright, about whom we've posted here, thus became the 64th person and the 1st woman to hold the United States' top diplomatic post. This week President-Elect Barack Obama tapped his primary-season rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), to be his Secretary of State. When sworn in she'll be the 3d woman to hold the job, succeeding current Secretary 
Condoleezza Rice. Clinton is, of course, the wife of the President who'd chosen Albright. (credit for 1998 photo of Secretary Albright and President Clinton)
Condoleezza Rice. Clinton is, of course, the wife of the President who'd chosen Albright. (credit for 1998 photo of Secretary Albright and President Clinton)... 2008 (today), is marked the 22d annual International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, proclaimed by the U.N. General Assembly by this 1985 resolution in an effort to encourage pro bono service, by people in all walks of life, throughout the world.
