Nation Madeleine Albright: Diplomat used brooches, costume jewelry pins to ‘deliver a message’ March 23, 2022 Mike Snider, USA TODAY Comments Off on Madeleine Albright: Diplomat used brooches, costume jewelry pins to ‘deliver a message’ Madeleine Albright, who served as secretary of state and U.N. ambassador, often used pins and brooches of snakes and bees to send diplomatic messages.