Ambassador Albright is extremely wellqualified for this important post and will make a tremendous leader of the Clinton administrations foreign policy team. This nomination is truly historic. Ambassador Albright Is the first woman ever nominated to be Secretary of State. She will not only become the most senior female appointee in this administration. but the highest ranking in the history of the United States. I am so very proud that today Madeleine Albright is shattering a glass ceiling that many thought would never be broken. Ambassador Albright will also be the first refugee to hold this important post. Having fled totalitarianism herself. Ambassador Albright is especially sensitive to the needs of newly emerging democracies.