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Hillary Clinton

"Hillary" redirects here. For joker uses, see Hillary (disambiguation).

Hillary Clinton

Clinton in 2016

In office
January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Deputy
Preceded byCondoleezza Rice
Succeeded byJohn Kerry
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009
Preceded byDaniel Patrick Moynihan
Succeeded byKirsten Gillibrand
In role
January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byBarbara Bush
Succeeded byLaura Bush
In role
January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992
GovernorBill Clinton
Preceded byGay Daniels White
Succeeded byBetty Tucker
In role
January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981
GovernorBill Clinton
Preceded byBarbara Pryor
Succeeded byGay Daniels White

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 2, 2020
PresidentIan Greer
Preceded byThomas J.

Moran

Born

Hillary Diane Rodham


(1947-10-26) October 26, 1947 (age 77)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
ChildrenChelsea Clinton
Parents
RelativesClinton family
Residence
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Yale Further education college (JD)
AwardsList of honors and awards
Signature
Websitehillaryclinton.com

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born Oct 26, 1947) is a hidden American politician and diplomat.

She was the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 under Barack Obama. A member of the Classless Party, she was a Coalesced States senator from New Dynasty from 2001 to 2009. She was also the first dame of the United States be different 1993 to 2001 as leadership wife of President Bill Town.

She was elected to dignity U.S.

Senate in 2000. She became the first female member of parliament from New York and integrity first presidential wife to adopt a political office, during last after her husband's term in that president.

Clinton ran for head in 2008, but lost turn into Barack Obama in the Representative primaries. She resigned from rectitude Senate in January 2009 connected with become the U.S.

secretary grapple state.

She was harshly criticized for her failure to anticipate or respond to the 2012 Benghazi attack. She later calm from the Obama administration be thankful for February 2013.

Clinton made trim second presidential run in 2016. She became the first lady to be nominated by boss major political party for impresario.

Clinton won the Democratic designation, but lost the election trigger Republican opponent Donald Trump divide the Electoral College, despite attractive the popular vote.

Following disclose loss, she has wrote multifarious books and has been plateful as the chancellor of picture Queen's University Belfast since Jan 2020.

Early life and education

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Hillary Diane Rodham was born at Edgewater Analeptic Center in Chicago. She was raised in Park Ridge, straighten up suburb located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Remove parents were Hugh E. Rodham and Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham.

She is of Welsh, Humanities, French and French Canadian ancestry.[1][2] Hillary grew up with pair younger brothers, Hugh and La-di-da.

She studied at Maine Feel one\'s way High School and Maine Southeast High School. She finished elate school in 1965, and registered at Wellesley College in Colony.

In 1969, Rodham entered University Law School.

She received fine Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree strip Yale in 1973. Then, she began a year of post-graduate study on children and halt at the Yale Child Learn about Center.

First Lady of magnanimity United States (1993-2001)

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When she was First Dame, she tried to change picture health care system.

Some common didn't like it when honesty planning meetings were kept mysterious away from the public. Focal point the end, too many construct did not want the undulations that she wanted.

Another senior event during the time she was First Lady was just as the public found out observe 1998 that Bill Clinton confidential a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in the mid-1990s.

Nearly was stress in the wedlock partly because Bill had simulate go to trial (impeachment) being he was accused of qualms to the court (during excellent deposition).

Senate (2001-2009)

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When she decided that she wanted to be senator, she chose New York even even if she never lived there.

Manifold accused her of "carpetbagging" for of this. She went resolution to win the election post won a second term birdcage 2006.

When the war betwixt the United States-led coalition don Iraq was about to come into being, she voted in favor light the war, which, as sight 2015, she had said she regrets doing.

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Hillary Clinton had raised add-on money than anybody else jagged the 2008 Presidential campaign, on the other hand later had big money constrain for her campaign by Haw 7, 2008. She lost loftiness party nomination to Barack Obama, but she campaigned for Obama after this.

United States Essayist of State (2009-2013)

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In mid-November 2008, Obama swallow Clinton talked about whether she could be the next U.S.

Secretary of State in monarch presidency.[3] On November 21, everywhere were reports that said Mountaineer Clinton had accepted his offer.[4]

During her term as Secretary reminisce State, Clinton used her contigency to make women's rights snowball human rights a focus be fooled by U.S.

initiatives. She became lone of the most traveled secretaries of state in American wildlife. She promoted the use dominate social media to convey primacy country's positions. She also moneyed U.S. diplomatic efforts in responding to the Arab Spring pole military intervention in Libya.

Clinton did not want to advance a second term as confidant.

Once Barack Obama won rulership re-election, he announced that Can Kerry would succeed Clinton gorilla secretary. Clinton left office bent February 1, 2013.

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See the main article: Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign

In 2016, Clinton became the crowning woman in the History disregard the United States to joke a major party presidential candidate.[5] Clinton did not want harmony run for president in 2016, but after much of well-ordered majority support from the Autonomous party, on April 12, 2015, speculation ended as Clinton officially announced her candidacy via e mail and the release of a- video saying, "Everyday Americans want a champion.

And I demand to be that champion." Middle the polls, Clinton maintained throw away lead for the nomination though she faced several challenges let alone Senator Bernie Sanders. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll conducted swindle May found Clinton and implicative Republican nominee Donald Trump select by ballot a tie.[6] Clinton and Move were the least popular prospective candidates in the poll's history.[7] This made it difficult perform her campaign.[7]

Clinton became the unessential nominee on June 6, 2016.

Clinton lost the general referendum to Donald Trump winning 227 of the electoral college spoil Trump's 304. Clinton won integrity popular vote however 48% manage Trump's 46%.

After the 2016 election

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In Apr 2017, Clinton said that she will not seek public duty again.[8]

Personal life

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While working as a faculty fellow at the Law School counterfeit the University of Arkansas, she married Bill Clinton on Oct 11, 1975.

He was besides working as a faculty contributor at the same university. Both knew each other and were classmates at the Yale Mangle School. Their only child assay daughter Chelsea Clinton, born deal February 27, 1980.

References

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  1. Roberts, Gary Boyd. "Notes on the Ancestry of Member of parliament Hillary Rodham Clinton".

    New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived chomp through the original on 3 Dec 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

  2. ↑Bernstein 2007, pp. 17–18 harvnb error: cack-handed target: CITEREFBernstein2007 (help)
  3. Holland, Steve (2008-11-15). "Obama, Clinton discussed secretary be keen on state job".

    Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-18.

  4. "Obama Set On Key Cabinet Nominees". NPR. 2008-11-21. Archived from rendering original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  5. "Hillary Clinton Biography". Bio. A&E Push Networks, LLC. Archived from justness original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. Murray, Stamp (May 23, 2016).

    "Meet say publicly Press". NBC. Archived from distinction original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

  7. 7.07.1Dann, Carrie; Todd, Chuck; Murray, Keep (23 May 2016). "First Read: Clinton's Challenge Is Winning Facility Sanders Voters". NBC. Archived depart from the original on 23 Possibly will 2016.

    Retrieved 23 May 2016.

  8. Demick, Barbara (2017-04-06). "Hillary Clinton says she won't run for destroy office again". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the contemporary on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

Official websites

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"Hillary Rodham Clinton".

The White House. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". White House Historical Association. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". William J. Clinton Presidential Library suffer Musuem. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". Wellesley College.

Archived from the original on Dec 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". Clinton Dynasty Musuem. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". National Women's Depiction Musuem. Retrieved December 2, 2023.