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Hillary Clinton
Clinton in
In office January 21, &#;– February 1,
President	Barack Obama
Deputy
Preceded by	Condoleezza Rice
Succeeded by	John Kerry
In office January 3, &#;– January 21,
Preceded by	Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Succeeded by	Kirsten Gillibrand
In role January 20, &#;– January 20,
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Barbara Bush
Succeeded by	Laura Bush
In role January 11, &#;– December 12,
Governor	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Gay Daniels White
Succeeded by	Betty Tucker
In role January 9, &#;– January 19,
Governor	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Barbara Pryor
Succeeded by	Gay Daniels White
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2,
President	Ian Greer
Preceded by	Thomas J. Moran
Born	Hillary Diane Rodham () October 26, (age&#;77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)
Children	Chelsea Clinton
Parents
Relatives	Clinton family
Residence
Education	Wellesley College (BA) Yale University (JD)
Awards	List of honors and awards
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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, ) is a retired American politician and diplomat.

She was the 67th United States secretary of state from to under Barack Obama.

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The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. She went on to become a U. Secretary of State and U. Senator from New York. In the election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

A member of the Democratic Party, she was a United States senator from New York from to She was also the first lady of the United States from to as the wife of President Bill Clinton.

She was elected to the U.S. Senate in She became the first female senator from New York and the first presidential wife to hold a political office, during and after her husband's term as president.

Clinton ran for president in , but lost to Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries. She resigned from the Senate in January to become the U.S. secretary of state.

She was harshly criticized for her failure to prevent or respond to the Benghazi attack. She later resigned from the Obama administration in February

Clinton made a second presidential run in She became the first woman to be nominated by a major political party for president.

Hillary rodham clinton birthdate photos Hillary Rodham Clinton. Help Site Map Text Only. Hillary Rodham Clinton [William J. During that time she had managed many roles: wife, mother, and homemaker; full-time partner in a law firm; and chairwoman of an education committee that set public school standards in Arkansas. On many occasions Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need "to find the right balance in our lives.

Clinton won the Democratic nomination, but lost the election to Republican opponent Donald Trump in the Electoral College, despite winning the popular vote.

Following her loss, she has wrote multiple books and has been serving as the chancellor of the Queen's University Belfast since January

Early life and education

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Hillary Diane Rodham was born at Edgewater Medical Center in Chicago.

She was raised in Park Ridge, a suburb located 15 miles (24&#;km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Her parents were Hugh E. Rodham and Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham. She is of Welsh, English, French and French Canadian ancestry.^[1][2] Hillary grew up with two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony.

She studied at Maine East High School and Maine South High School.

She finished high school in , and enrolled at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

In , Rodham entered Yale Law School. She received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale in Then, she began a year of post-graduate study on children and medicine at the Yale Child Study Center.

Hillary rodham clinton snl Help Site Map Text Only. The daughter of Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham, she and her two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony, grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as part of a close-knit family. Here, she is pictured with her father Hugh, her mother Dorothy, and brother Hugh, Jr. Throughout her childhood, the foundations of her lasting commitment to family, work, and service were established. It is this commitment and the belief that we "all have an obligation to give something of ourselves to our community," that has helped to shape her role and actions as our nation's First Lady.

First Lady of the United States ()

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When she was First Lady, she tried to change the health care system. Some people didn't like it when the planning meetings were kept secret away from the public. In the end, too many people did not want the changes that she wanted.

Another major event during the time she was First Lady was when the public found out in that Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in the mids. There was stress in the marriage partly because Bill had to go to trial (impeachment) because he was accused of lying to the court (during a deposition).

Senate ()

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When she decided that she wanted to be senator, she chose New York even though she never lived there. Some accused her of "carpetbagging" because of this. She went on to win the election and won a second term in

When the war between the United States-led coalition and Iraq was about to start, she voted in favor of the war, which, as of , she had said she regrets doing.

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Hillary Clinton had raised more money than anybody else in the Presidential campaign, but later had big money problems for her campaign by May 7, She lost the party nomination to Barack Obama, but she campaigned for Obama after this.

United States Secretary of State ()

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

Secretary of State in his presidency.^[3] On November 21, there were reports that said Hillary Clinton had accepted his offer.^[4]

During her term as Secretary of State, Clinton used her position to make women's rights and human rights a focus of U.S. initiatives. She became one of the most traveled secretaries of state in American history.

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She promoted the use of social media to convey the country's positions. She also led U.S. diplomatic efforts in responding to the Arab Spring and military intervention in Libya.

Clinton did not want to serve a second term as secretary. Once Barack Obama won his re-election, he announced that John Kerry would succeed Clinton as secretary.

Clinton left office on February 1,

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See the main article: Hillary Clinton presidential campaign

In , Clinton became the first woman in the History of the United States to be a major party presidential candidate.^[5] Clinton did not want to run for president in , but after much of a majority support from the Democratic party, on April 12, , speculation ended as Clinton formally announced her candidacy via email and the release of a video saying, "Everyday Americans need a champion.

And I want to be that champion." In the polls, Clinton maintained her lead for the nomination although she faced several challenges from Senator Bernie Sanders. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll conducted in May found Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in a tie.^[6] Clinton and Trump were the least popular likely candidates in the poll's history.^[7] This made it difficult for her campaign.^[7]

Clinton became the presumptive nominee on June 6,

Clinton lost the general election to Donald Trump winning of the electoral college to Trump's Clinton won the popular vote however 48% to Trump's 46%.

After the election

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In April , Clinton said that she will not seek public office again.^[8]

Personal life

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While working as a faculty member at the Law School of the University of Arkansas, she married Bill Clinton on October 11, He was also working as a faculty member at the same university.

Both knew each other and were classmates at the Yale Law School.

Hillary rodham clinton birthdate We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago and went on to earn her law degree from Yale University. She married fellow law school graduate Bill Clinton in She later served as first lady from to , and then as a U. In early , Clinton announced her plans to run for the presidency.

Their only child is daughter Chelsea Clinton, born on February 27,

References

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Official websites

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"Hillary Rodham Clinton". The White House. Retrieved December 2,

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

"Hillary Rodham Clinton".

William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Musuem. Retrieved December 2,

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". Wellesley College.

Photos of hillary rodham clinton: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, ) is an American politician and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from to , a U.S. senator representing New York from to , and the first lady of the United States as the wife of Bill Clinton from

Archived from the original on December 3, Retrieved December 2,

"Hillary Rodham Clinton". Clinton House Musuem. Retrieved December 2,

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