Albright: 'Most Important Thing Is To Respect Other Religions' Albright, who was the first female secretary of state under former Pres. Bill Clinton, compared such incendiary expressions to whether one has the right to yell "fire" in a crowded theater, knowing the violence it may cause. She served as secretary in 1998 during attacks at embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. "I am deeply troubled by whatever role the video had in this ... if we expect to be respected, we need to respect other religions," she said.