Hillary Clinton

Résumé

An American politician and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2016 election.

Served as the 67th United States Cecretary of State from 2009 to 2013 and the junior Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.
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Political Experience

01/2009 - 02/2013

U.S. Secretary of State

Federal Government of the United States of America

Worked to restart negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, establishing direct talks in 2010 and traveling to Jerusalem in 2012 in an effort to stop the 2012 Gaza conflict.

Initiated reforms in the State Department, including the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review which established a review process to increase the effectiveness of the department.

Oversaw damage control in response to the Wikileaks revelations of State Department cables.

Expanded the state Department's use of social media, including Facebook and Twitter, both to get its message out and to help empower citizens or foreign countries vis-a-vis their governments.

The key advocate for U.S. participation in the military intervention in Libya.


01/2001 - 01/2009

United States Senator

New York

Secured $21 billlon in funding for the World Trade Center site's redevelopment.

Supported the proposed bailout of the U.S. financial system voting in favor of the $700 billion law that created the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Led a bipartisan effort to bring broadband access to rural communities.


Skills and Competences

  • Public speaking
  • Team working
  • Leadership
  • Fundraising
  • Verbal and written communication

Achievements

  • Glamour Award for the Trailblazer (2008)
  • Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
    For the audio recording of the book "It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us"
  • First former First Lady to occupy a cabinet position
  • Played a substantial role in arranging a cease-fire in an earlier clash between Hamas and Israel.
  • Played a leading role in the establishment of ties between Armenia and Turkey.
  • Co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
  • Helped treating Vital Voices
    An international initiative to promote the participation of women in the political processes of their countries.
  • First Secretary of State to visit Burma since 1955.
01/1993 - 01/2001

First Lady of the United States

White House

Successfully sought to increase research funding for prostate cancer and childhood asthma at the National Institutes of Health.

Helped creating the Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice.

Hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Teenagers (2000) and the first-ever White House Conference on Philanthropy (1999).

Education

  • 09/1969 - 06/1973
    Degree of Juris Doctor
    Yale Law School
  • 09/1965 - 06/1969
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Political Science
    Wellesley College

Interests

  • Swimming
  • Scrabble
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Gardening
  • Politics
  • Traveling
  • Home Decor
  • Speed walking
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Books written

  1. Second memoir: Hard choices (2014)
    Focused on the time as Secretary of State.
  2. Autobiography: Living History (2002)
    Sold more than one million copies in the first month following publication.
  3. An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History (2000)
  4. Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets (1998)