Celebrating Women: A Note from Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.

This month as we celebrate Women’s History Month, we are reminded both how far we have come and, in countries around the world, how far we have yet to go.

I have been speaking out on behalf of Hillary all across the country, because I know that as president she will be a true leader on the world stage and a source of strength for all of us who know that the next presidency will be one of the most difficult we have ever seen. The current administration has steered America into a world of trouble; we need Hillary's steady hand at the helm to navigate the passage out.

I know Hillary will be a true leader because she already is, and she has been for as long as I have known her. When she went to China and stood up and said “women’s rights are human rights” – she was acting as a leader. When she went to Northern Ireland and met with the mothers of children killed by both sides, and brought them together in support of the peace process – she was acting as a leader. In the Senate, on the Armed Services Committee and on trips to Iraq and Afghanistan – she has acted as a leader.

I am counting on Hillary to repair America’s standing in the world, and I know she can do it. To me, Women’s History Month is a celebration of diverse voices. It is the ability to listen to every one of those voices that will set Hillary’s presidency apart. She will listen to the voices of the mothers, sisters, and daughters of the middle class, the disenfranchised, and the forgotten nations of the world.

I know that there is no time and no place where Hillary will not engage the issues and challenges she sees before her.

She is a listener; she is a leader, and she is never off the clock. I am proud to support her in this historic race.