Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

Who Is She?: Hillary Rodham Clinton was born October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School. She worked for the Children's Defense Fund, served on the staff of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings, and taught law at the University of Arkansas. She served as the First Lady of Arkansas before becoming First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Her husband, Bill Clinton, was the 42nd President of the United States. In 2000 and 2006, Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York.

International Experience: Clinton's years in the White House involved many overseas trips and the hosting of dignitaries from around the world. She and daughter Chelsea made an unprecedented tour of Africa in 1997. In the Senate, Clinton has been involved in foreign policy issues through her assignment to the Senate Armed Services Committee and her significant involvement with Homeland Security issues.

Foreign Policy Positions: Senator Clinton voted in favor of the war in Iraq, but has since been highly critical of how the war has been executed. She has called for the United States to lead renewed international cooperation on Iraq and a number of other foreign issues. Clinton has had mixed positions on free trade issues. She is a leading supporter of Israel and has been outspoken on American failure to end genocide in Darfur.

For the last Congressional term, Citizens for Global Solutions gave Senator Clinton an A+ rating on her foreign policy positions.

Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Statements:

• Foreign affairs statements cataloged on Clinton's official U.S. Senate Web site
• Remarks before the Council on Foreign Relations, October 2006
• Open Letter to President Bush to do More to End the Genocide in Darfur, March 2006

Campaign Links:

• Hillary for Senate
• Hillary Clinton Forum (unofficial)
• Candidate Profile, from the About Guide to U.S. Politics
• Candidate Profile, from the About Guide to Terrorism Issues

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