Nominee for the office of President of the United States
2015–2016
Candidate for the party's nomination for President of the United States
United States Department of State
2009–2013
67th Secretary of State of the United StatesWashington, District of Columbia USA
United States Senate
2001–2007
Senator from New YorkWashington, District of Columbia USA
Government of the United States of America
1993–2001
First Lady (an unofficial, and unpaid, position) The White House / Washington, District of Columbia USA
State of Arkansas
1983–1992
MemberArkansas Education Standards Committee
Rose Law Firm
1979–1992
Partner Little Rock, Arkansas USA
1976–1979
AssociateLittle Rock, Arkansas USA
Bill Clinton’s Gubernatorial Campaign
1978
Campaign StrategistLittle Rock, Arkansas USA
University of Arkansas Law School
1976
On faculty; directed the school’s Legal Aid ClinicFayetteville, Arkansas USA
Member of the impeachment inquiry staff advising the House Committee on the Judiciary in the aftermath of Nixon’s Watergate
1974
The advisers researched procedures of impeachment and the historical grounds and standards for impeachment regarding the Nixon-Watergate scandalWashington, District of Columbia USA
Children’s Defense Fund
1973–1974
Staff AttorneyCambridge, Massachusetts USA
Directorships
1987–1988
New World Foundation, New York, New York USAStrengthens community-based organizations and local leadership fostering alliances locally and building movements nationallyMember of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Board of Directors
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas USAMember of the Board of Directors
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Number 2 in the Fortune 500 list of largest American companies in 2011Member of the Board of Directors
TCBY (The Country’s Best Yogurt)TCBY opened the USA’s first frozen yogurt shop in Arkansas in 1981, and has since grown to over 360 store nationwide.Member of the Board of Directors
Children's Defense FundUnder the leadership of Marian Wright Edelman, the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, founded to improve policies and programs for children Member of the Board of Directors
1978
Legal Services Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas USAAppointed by President Jimmy CarterMember of the Board of Directors
Professional memberships
1973
Arkansas Bar Association Little Rock, Arkansas USA
Arkansas Trial Lawyers AssociationLittle Rock, Arkansas USA
Arkansas Women Lawyers AssociationLittle Rock, Arkansas USA
Pulaski County Bar AssociationLittle Rock, Arkansas USAMember
Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia USAMember
American Bar AssociationCommission on Women in the ProfessionChair
American Bar FoundationChicago, Illinois USAFellow
Professional affiliations
2007–2009
110th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Armed ServicesMember
2007–2009
110th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksMember Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental HealthChaiuwoman
2007–2009
110th Congress of the United States of America Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeCommissioner
2007–2009
110th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and PensionsMember
2007–2009
Democratic Caucus of the United States SenateCommittee OutreachVice-Chairman
2005–2007
109th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Member
2005–2007
109th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Member
2005–2007
109th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Member
2005–2007
109th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Special Committee on AgingMember
2005–2007
109th Congress of the United States of AmericaCommission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeCommissioner
2003–2006
Democratic Caucus of the United States SenateSteering and Outreach CommitteeChairwoman
2003–2005
108th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Member
2003–2005
108th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksMember
2003–2005
108th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and PensionsMember
2003–2005
108th Congress of the United States of AmericaCommission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeCommissioner
2001–2003
107th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on the BudgetMember
2001–2003
107th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Member
2001–2003
107th Congress of the United States of AmericaThe United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Member
2001–2003
107th Congress of the United States of AmericCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Commissioner
Accomplishments of note
2014
Author, non-fiction: Hard ChoicesPublisher: Simon & Schuster
2009
Globetrotter: As Secretary of State visited 77 countries around the world, everywhere championing women’s rightsBetween 2009 and 2011, traveled over half a million miles to 77 countries as Secretary of State
2000
Author, non-fiction: An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History Publisher: Simon & Schuster Coffee table book describing the renovation and refurbishment projects done to the White House during the Clinton administration.
1999
Author, non-fiction: The West and Islam: Towards a dialogue (Lecture series) Publisher: Organisation of the Islamic Conference Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture
1998
Author, children's book: Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First PetsPublisher: Simon & Schuster
1996
Author, non-fiction, New York Times Best Seller list: It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach UsPublisher: Simon & Schuster
Syndicated Columnist: "Talking It Over" Creators SyndicateYears: 1995-2000
1997
Author, non-fiction: The Unique Voice of Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Portrait in Her Own Words Publisher: Avon Books
with Claire G. Osborne (Author, Editor) An autobiographical portrait
Astronaut hopeful: As a young woman, Hillary Clinton applied to NASA for the astronaut programShe was stunned when she was told that girls were not accepted for the astronaut program.
2016
First woman nominated for the office of President of the United States by a major political partyWells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
with her chosen Vice-Presidential running mate, Tim Kaine
2007
Candidate: Democrat Party Presidential nominationIn 2007, filed with the Federal Elections Commission and later formally declared her candidacy for the U.S. Presidency, and remained in the presidential primary race to the end of the season, raising over $100 million.
1997
Initiated – healthcare: As First Lady, initiated the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997; worked to increase National Institutes of Health research funding; at the National Institute of Health; and created awareness of illnesses affecting veteranThe White House, Washington, District of Columbia USACHIP was a federal effort that provided state support for those children whose parents couldn’t afford health coverage. NIH research funded for prostate cancer and childhood asthma. at the National Institute of Health; put a spotlight on illnesses strik
1997
Initiated – families: As First Lady, initiated and shepherded the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and the Foster Care Independence BillThe White House / Washington, District of Columbia USA
with United States Department of Health and Human Services
1995
International speaker: created controversy addressing the need for equal rights for womenUnited Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China
West Winger: the only First Lady to keep an office in the West Wing, among those of the president's senior staffThe White House / Washington, District of Columbia USAAs First Lady, Hillary Clinton often attended the morning senior staff meetings when issues she was working on were being discussed. Presidential aides kept her informed of pending legislation and oftentimes sought her reaction to issues as a way of ga
2003
Author, memoirs: Living HistoryPublisher: Simon & SchusterTranslated into foreign languages including Chinese
2001
Senator while First Lady: for an overlapping 20 days, the First Lady was a sworn-in Senator The Capitol and The White House / Washington, District of Columbia USASworn in as U.S. Senator for New York on January 1, 2001 but remaining First Lady of the United States until January 20, 2001, she served simultaneously for twenty days as a member of the Legislative Branch of government while married to the head of the
2001
Post 9/11 Advocate – for funding for recovery after the attacks on the World Trade Center in NYCThe Capitol / Washington, District of Columbia USA
with Congress of the United StatesFollowing the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City, she worked to secure $21.4 billion in funding to assist clean up and recovery, provide health tracking for first r
Professional honors and awards
2013
Warren Christopher Public Service AwardPacific Council on International Policy
One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World TIME MagazineYears: 2009 and 2012
Ranked among the world’s most powerful peopleForbes MagazineYears: 2002-2008
One of “America’s Most Admired Men and Women” Gallup PollYears: 1993-1994, 1997-2000, 2009-2012
2013
United States Department of Defense Medal for the Distinguished Public ServiceUnited States Secretary of Defense
2013
Philippine Legion of HonorRepublic of the Philippines
2013
Chatham House PrizeChatham House
2013
Liberty MedalNational Constitution Center
2012
Bill and Hillary Clinton National AirportState of Arkansas
Woodrow Wilson Award for Public ServiceInternational Center for Research on Women
2012
Champions for Change Award for LeadershipInternational Center for Research on Women
2011
George C. Marshall Foundation AwardGeorge C. Marshall Foundation
2010
One of the 25 most powerful women of the 20th century Time Magazine
2010
George McGovern Leadership AwardWhole Food Programme
2009
13th Most Powerful Person on the Planet Newsweek
2009
Most Powerful American WomanNewsweek
2009
Salute to Greatness AwardMartin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
2009
36th Most Powerful Woman in the WorldForbes Magazine
2009
Margaret Sanger AwardPlanned Parenthood Federation
2009
Global TrailblazerVital Voices Global Partnership
2009
Named Most Powerful American WomanNewsweek Magazine
2009
Barnard Medal of DistinctionBarnard College
2006
Energy Leadership AwardUnited States Energy Association’s Energy Efficiency Forum
2006
Remembrance AwardNortheastern New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
2005
Inducted in the National Women’s Hall of FameNational Women’s Hall of Fame
2005
National President’s AwardReserve Officers Association
2005
President’s Vision & Voice AwardAmerican Medical Women’s Association
2004
German Media PrizeMedia ControlFor representing, in an exemplary way, women's rights
2004
Nursing Health and Humanity AwardUniversity of Rochester School of Nursing
1999
Mother Teresa AwardRepublic of Albania
1999
Lifetime Achievement AwardChildren of Chernobyl Relief Fund
1998
Health Foundation PrizeUnited Arab Emirates
1997
GrammyNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Spoken Word Album - It Takes a Village
1994
Tulip Cultivated and Named for HerThe Netherlands
Community
Community service
1993
President's Task Force on Health Care ReformThe White House / Washington, District of Columbia USAHeaded task force to oversaw research, investigatory trips, financial reports, numerous committees composed of medical and insurance professionals, lawmakers and other government officials, public service leaders, and consumer rights advocates
Arkansas Advocates for Children and FamiliesLittle Rock, Arkansas USACo-founder
Arkansas Educational Standards CommitteeLittle Rock, Arkansas USACommittee Chair
City of New Haven Legal ServicesNew Haven, Connecticut USAProvided free legal service to the poor
New Haven Hospital New Haven, Connecticut USATook on cases of child abuse
1972
Presidential election campaign of Democrat George McGovernWestern states, USA Political campaign worker
1971
Minnesota Democrat Senator Walter Mondale's sub-committee on migrant workersWashington, District of Columbia USASummer work researching problems in housing, sanitation, health and education among migrant workers
1970
Children's Defense FundSummer work under a grant
Community honors and awards
2013
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning CenterCentral Arkansas Library System
2008
New Yorker of the YearNY1
2007
Person of the YearIrish America Magazine
1995
Dedicated Volume 52 to her New York University Annual Survey of American Law
Named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America National Law JournalAwarded: 1991 and 1988
1984
Arkansas (Young) Mother of the Year Arkansas Association of American Mothers
Public Citizen of the Year (with Governor Bill Clinton) National Association of Social Workers (Arkansas Chapter)Awarded: 1983 or 1984
1983
Headliner of the YearArkansas Press Association
1983
Arkansas Woman of the YearArkansas Democrat-Gazette
Nationality
American
Politics
Democratic
Denomination
Methodist
Education
College
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts USABachelor of ArtsPolitical Science1965–1969Senior class president; addressed graduating class
Post-Graduate
Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut USA Children and medicine1973–1974
Law School
Yale Law School, Yale University New Haven, Connecticut USA Juris DoctorLaw1969–1973Graduated with honors; member of the Yale Law Review and Social Action board of editors
Native language
English
Honorary Degrees
2009
Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut USADoctor of Laws
2009
New York UniversityNew York City, New York USADoctor of Laws
2007
University of GothenburgGöteborg, Kingdom of SwedenDoctor of Philosophy
2005
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York USADoctor of Laws
2005
Agnes Scott CollegeAtlanta, Georgia USADoctor of Philosophy
2005
Marymount Manhattan College New York City, New York USADoctor of Laws
2004
Manhattanville CollegePurchase, New York USADoctor of Humane Letters
2004
University of Ulster, Magee CampusDerry-Londonderry Republic of IrelandDoctor of Laws
2003
Pace University New York, New York USADoctor of Humane Letters
1997
Ohio University Athens, Ohio USADoctor of Humane Letters
1996
Drew University Madison, New Jersey USADoctor of Humane Letters
1996
University of MarylandCollege Park, Maryland USADoctor of Public Service
1995
Mount Saint Vincent UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia CanadaDoctor of Humane Letters
1995
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California USADoctor of Laws
1995
University of MinnesotaMinneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota USADoctor of Laws
1994
George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia USADoctor of Public Service
1994
University of IllinoisChicago, Illinois USADoctor of Laws
1993
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan USADoctor of Laws
1993
University of SunderlandSunderland, Tyne and Wear UKDoctor of Laws
1992
Hendrix CollegeConway, Arkansas USADoctor of Laws
1988
Arkansas CollegeBatesville, Arkansas USADoctor of Laws
1985
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas USADoctor of Philosophy
1993
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania USADoctor of Philosophy
Family
Vital statistics
Birth information
October 26, 1947
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois USA
Marital status
Married
Marriage
1975–present
William Jefferson Clinton 1 childChelsea Victoria Clinton (1980)