Hillary Clinton (Stronger Together)

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Hillary Clinton
45th President of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
Vice President Tim Kaine
Preceded by Barack Obama
67th United States Secretary of State
In office
January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013
Preceded by Condoleezza Rice
Succeeded by John Kerry
United States Senator
from New York
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009
Preceded by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Succeeded by Kirsten Gillibrand
First Lady of the United States
In office
January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Barbara Bush
Succeeded by Laura Bush
First Lady of Arkansas
In office
January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992
Governor Bill Clinton
Preceded by Gay Daniels White
Succeeded by Betty Tucker
In office
January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981
Governor Bill Clinton
Preceded by Barbara Pryor
Succeeded by Gay Daniels White
Personal details
Born Hillary Diane Rodham
Template:Birth date and age
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Bill Clinton
Religion Methodism

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the 45th President of the United States. Previously, she served as the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, and the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.

Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and earned a Juris Doctor 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 female 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.

As First Lady of the United States, Clinton was an advocate for gender equality and healthcare reform. Her marital relationship came under public scrutiny during the Lewinsky scandal, which led her to issue a statement that reaffirmed her commitment to the marriage. In 2000, Clinton was elected as the first female Senator from New York. She was reelected to the Senate in 2006. Running for president in 2008, she won far more delegates than any previous female candidate but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama.

During her tenure as U.S. Secretary of State in the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2013, Clinton responded to the Arab Spring by advocating military intervention in Libya. She helped to organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against Iran in an effort to force curtailment of that country's nuclear program; this would eventually lead to the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement in 2015. Upon leaving her Cabinet position after Obama's first term, she wrote her fifth book and undertook speaking engagements.

Clinton was elected in 2016, defeating Republican Donald Trump and various third party candidates, and became the first woman to be elected President of the United States. In her first term, she confirmed Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, pushed for immigration and tuition reform, and intensified American involvement in Syria.