Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a 2016 Presidential candidate and former Secretary of State of the United States for the Obama Administration after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator. During her career as an attorney in Arkansas, she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 to serve on the board of the Legal Services Corporation, which she later chaired. Among her accomplishments as First Lady of Arkansas, she co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. As First Lady of the United States, Clinton became an advocate of health care reform and worked on issues relating to children and families. She traveled to more than 80 countries, winning respect as a champion of human rights, democracy, and civil society. In 2000, she made history as the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate, where she was a champion of the nation's military. As Secretary of State, was at the forefront of the U.S. response to the 2011 Middle East protests. Honored with the George C. Marshall Foundation Award for distinguished public service.