Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. She was also the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, becoming the first woman in U.S. history to be nominated for the presidency by a major political party. Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Wellesley College and earned a law degree from Yale Law School, where she met her future husband, Bill Clinton.

Clinton first gained national attention as the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992, when Bill Clinton served as governor. She later became the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, during her husband's two terms as president. As First Lady, she played an active role in public policy, particularly in health care reform. In 2000, Clinton was elected as the U.S. Senator from New York, making her the first First Lady to win public office. She served in the Senate from 2001 to 2009, focusing on health care, national security, and children’s issues.

In 2008, Clinton ran for the Democratic presidential nomination but was defeated by Barack Obama, who later appointed her as Secretary of State. During her tenure, she played a key role in shaping U.S. foreign policy, particularly regarding the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region, and the NATO intervention in Libya.

Clinton ran for president in 2016, winning the Democratic nomination but losing to Republican candidate Donald Trump in the general election. She won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College. Since the election, Clinton has remained an influential figure in politics and has authored several books.