Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Secretary of State, Lawyer

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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, helping in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York in between 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the initial Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election, Clinton was a foremost candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Her years as First Lady drew a polarized reaction from the American public. The only First Lady to have been subpoenaed, she testify before a central grand jury in 1996 due to the Whitewater controversy.

After moving to the state of New York, Clinton was selected as a U.S. Senator in 2000. That election noticeable the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent the state. Senator Clinton was reelected by an extensive margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential proposal race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and provide than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to Senator Barack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton becomes the first former First Lady to serve up in a president's cabinet.

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Date Of Birth

October 26, 1947

Place Of Birth

Chicago, United States

Political party

Democratic Party

Spouse(s)

Bill Clinton

Profession

Lawyer

Religion

Methodism

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