Josef Korbel | |
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| Born | Josef Körbel September 20, 1909 |
| Died | July 18, 1977 (aged 67) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Anna Spiegelová (m. 1935) |
| Children | 3, including Madeleine Albright |
| Relatives | Alice P. Albright (granddaughter) |
Josef Korbel (/ˌkɒrˈbɛl/; September 20, 1909 – July 18, 1977) was a Czech-American diplomat and political scientist.[1] During his public career, he served as Czechoslovakia's ambassador to Yugoslavia and was the country's representative to the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, serving as its chair. After settling down in the United States, Korbel became a professor of international politics at the University of Denver, where he founded the Graduate School of International Studies, which was later named after him, and served as its first dean.
His daughter, Madeleine Albright, served as Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, and he was the mentor of President George W. Bush's Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. His granddaughter, Alice P. Albright, is serving as CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation under President Joe Biden.