Hillary Clinton | |
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67th United States Secretary of State | |
In office January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Deputy |
James Steinberg William Joseph Burns |
Preceded by | Condoleezza Rice |
Succeeded by | John Kerry |
United States Senator from New York |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Succeeded by | Kirsten Gillibrand |
First Lady of the United States | |
In role January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Barbara Bush |
Succeeded by | Laura Bush |
First Lady of Arkansas | |
In role January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 |
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Governor | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Gay Daniels White |
Succeeded by | Betty Tucker |
In role January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 |
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Governor | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Barbara Pryor |
Succeeded by | Gay Daniels White |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hillary Diane Rodham October 26, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (Since 1968) |
Other political affiliations |
Republican (Before 1968) |
Spouse(s) | Bill Clinton (m. 1975) |
Children | Chelsea |
Education |
Wellesley College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (/ˈhɪləri daɪˈæn ˈrɒdəm ˈklɪntən/; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Born in Chicago and raised in the suburban town of Park Ridge, Illinois, Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969, and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973. After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1977, she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first woman partner at Rose Law Firm the following year. As First Lady of Arkansas, she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas's public schools.