Biden to speak at funeral of Madeleine Albright in Washington

The funeral of the Prague-born former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright is due to take place in Washington on Wednesday. Among those delivering eulogies will be US President Joe Biden and ex-head of state Bill Clinton, under whom Albright served between 1997 and 2001. A Czech delegation headed by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will also be in attendance.

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become secretary of state, fled Czechoslovakia with her family before settling in America. She died last month at the age of 84.