Hillary Diane Clinton
Tallinna Mustamäe Gümnaasium
G3K
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
Report
Jaana-Kristiina Jõgevest
Tallinn 2010
Introduction
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the 67 th United States Secretary of State,
serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator of New
York from 2001 to 2009. In the 2008 election, Clinton was leading candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first
student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after
graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she
moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. Rodham cofounded the Arkansas
Advocates for Children and Families in 1977,...