Letter from Madeline Albright to President William Jefferson Clinton

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON January 15,2001 Dear lr. President, I have just returned from Cabines eight of Camp David . During our toasts we were all trying to deal with the fact that we do not want to Peave the most challenging. rewarding, and rewarkable eight years of our lives. you have said that historiaus mill write that you have had the most loyal Cabinet of any President. We do not want to Peave Our posts, and mostly he do not traut to Peove you. There are So wany of your ottributes I adversire, but none more than your love of american Cistory. you have made the White House come olive for us he couse you have desorbed every coruer every piece of furniture every painting. you have made your predecessors come alive for us because you have made their challenges immediate. you have made our institutions came alive for us because you have showre the eudless opportunities our foverument has for San's fying citizens' needs, as only o dewoush President can. you have had the vision to know that America's flobal engagement wakes D propound difference. I few up believing and knowing that america luode o di Henerce. I knew that when Querica stood axide terrible things Lottened - Munich. When Querica acted thing turned out well V.E. Day we came to the Uliited States the breek after Harry Tzuwan was elected. I wrote 0 pones about Woodrow Wilson in high school. I interview John kennedy when be was reuevly for the Seuck. I loved foreign policy I loved politics, and most of all I Powed becausing an american citizen. I, too, love Querican history . but I never imagined that I actually would become a part of it you gave we an unparelleled gift first CLINTON LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY