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Flags Lowered to Honor Madeleine Albright

All U.S., state, and UNO flags will be lowered to honor Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, who passed away March 23; flags will be lowered through Sunday, March 27.

  • published: 2022/03/24
  • contact: Strategic Marketing and Communications
  • email: contact@unomaha.edu
American, state, and UNO flags are lowered by the campanile

On Thursday, March 24, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, in accordance with a proclamation from President Biden, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff to honor former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Albright served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 1997 and as Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001.

Flags will be lowered to half-staff immediately and return to full staff at sunset on Sunday, March 27, 2022.

The full proclamation can be read on the White House website.

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