(UPDATED) First female US secretary of state Madeleine Albright dies at 84

The 64th United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Korbel Albright, died on Wednesday, according to a statement released by her family. Albright, who was the first female US Secretary of State, was 84 years old at her death. The statement, posted to her official Twitter page, stated that Albright died of cancer. “We are heartbroken…