Secretary State Quotes by Hillary Clinton
All Secretary State quotes Hillary Clinton’s page
Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary State offered a front‑row seat to global politics. Across nineteen quotes, she outlines the complexities, responsibilities, and personal convictions that shaped her diplomatic approach.
![“I was involved in a number of efforts to take out Al Qaida leadership when I was secretary of state, including, of course, taking out [Usama] bin Laden.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/88e/hillary-clinton-51_als_i-was-involved-in-a-number-of-efforts-to_1509320.jpg)
![“I'm the most transparent secretary of state because of that. I've been willing to say, "OK, read them [emails] all."” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/657/hillary-clinton-51_email_i-m-the-most-transparent-secretary-of-st_625746.jpg)
![“I'm going to keep talking about what I would do as president, the experience that I bring, the temperament and judgment that led President [Barack] Obama to ask me to be secretary of state after we ran a really hard primary against each other. It's funny to me, because when I have a position…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c2/hillary-clinton-51_ask-me_i-m-going-to-keep-talking-about-what-i-w_1524299.jpg)
![“I've said this before and I'm very proud of it, that when it comes to judgment, having run a hard race against Senator [Barack] Obama at the time, he turned to me to be secretary of State. And when it comes to the biggest counterterrorism issues that we faced in this administration, namely whether…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/92c/hillary-clinton-51_administration_i-ve-said-this-before-and-i-m-very-proud_493478.jpg)
![“I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or a survey and Legal Services Corporation board when President [Jimmy ]Carter appointed me and trying to get lawyers for poor people. I have worked in these…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c7/hillary-clinton-51_action_i-am-somewhat-influenced-by-the-years-th_9078.jpg)
