About Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 as the wife of Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2016 presidential election, becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party and the only woman to win the popular vote for U.S. president. Clinton lost the United States Electoral College vote to Republican Party nominee Donald Trump. She is the only first lady of the United States to have run for, or held, elected office.
Known for:
An Invitation to the White House|Living History|Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families|It Takes a Village|Office on Violence Against Women|What Happened|Stronger Together|Hard Choices|Onward Together|Dear Socks, Dear Buddy|State of Terror|The Book of Gutsy Women
Notable works:
Living history
Awards:
Presidential Medal of Freedom|Time 100|Order of Lakandula|National Women's Hall of Fame|Order of the Golden Fleece|Philippine Legion of Honor|Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service|Ellis Island Medal of Honor|Gallup's most admired man and woman poll|Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording|Margaret Sanger Awards|Philadelphia Liberty Medal|Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great|Order of the National Flag|Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service|Dostyk Order of grade I|Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal|Warren Christopher Public Service Award|Chatham House Prize|Ripple of Hope Award|William O. Douglas Award|Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland|Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame|Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class|Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class|honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews|honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University|honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg|honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania|honorary doctor of Yale University|Margaret Brent Award|Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Philippines)|Radcliffe Medal|The Cross of Good Neighbourliness
