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Gov. Youngkin issues flag order to honor Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state

The flags will be lowered from March 24-27

FILE - In this May 24, 2012 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright smiles at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. The names recently trimmed from Myanmar's blacklist read like a who's who of prominent diplomats, human rights campaigners and Asian-based journalists. After announcing this week it had cut a third of the names off its 6,165-person blacklist, the government took another step toward openness Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, by publishing the names of more than 1,000 foreigners stricken from the notorious list. Among them are Albright, the late singer, activist and politician Sonny Bono, and former Philippine President Corazon Aquino. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press)

The U.S. and Virginia flags will be flown at half-staff over the state Capitol and all local, state and federal buildings this weekend to honor the life of Madeleine Albright.

Albright, the first female US secretary of state, passed away Wednesday due to cancer, according to her family.

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Albright was a trailblazer for many other female politicians and was even chosen by President Bill Clinton as America’s top diplomat in 1996.

The flags will be lowered at sunrise on March 24 until sunset on March 27.