what office does hillary clinton hold?
United States Secretary of State
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 Clinton resigned from the foundation 's board in April 2015 , when she began her presidential campaign , and the foundation said it would accept new foreign governmental donations from six Western nations only . 

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 Clinton left office with the highest end @-@ of @-@ office approval rating of any U.S. President since World War II . Since then , Clinton has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work . Clinton created the William J. Clinton Foundation to address international causes , such as the prevention of AIDS and global warming . In 2004 , Clinton published his autobiography My Life . Clinton has remained active in politics by campaigning for Democratic candidates , including his wife 's campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016 , and Barack Obama 's presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012 . 

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 As the inauguration of Bill Clinton took place on January 20 , the nomination crisis was reaching its final phase , with Biden telling Clinton at a luncheon following the ceremony that the next day or two would be crucial . But political and public opposition continued to mount . Calls opposing the nomination flooded the switchboards of members of Congress . Senator David Boren of Oklahoma reported getting a thousand calls to his office , with 80 percent of them against the nomination . Senator Paul Simon of Illinois also received a thousand calls . Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said , " In 18 years in the Senate , I had never seen so many telephone calls , spontaneously , in such a short period . " 

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 On April 12 , 2015 , Clinton formally announced her candidacy for the presidency in the 2016 election . She had a campaign @-@ in @-@ waiting already in place , including a large donor network , experienced operatives , and the Ready for Hillary and Priorities USA Action political action committees , and other infrastructure . The campaign 's headquarters were established in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . Focuses of her campaign have included raising middle class incomes , establishing universal preschool and making college more affordable , and improving the Affordable Care Act . Initially considered a prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic nomination , Clinton has faced an unexpectedly strong challenge from self @-@ professed democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont , whose longtime stance against the influence of corporations and the wealthy in American politics has resonated with a dissatisfied citizenry troubled by the effects of income inequality in the U.S. and has contrasted with Clinton 's Wall Street ties . 

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 Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( / ˈhɪləri daɪˈæn ˈrɒdəm ˈklɪntən / ; born October 26 , 1947 ) is an American politician and the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in the 2016 election . She is the first female candidate to gain that status in a major American political party . She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 , the junior United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009 , First Lady of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001 , and First Lady of Arkansas during the governorship of Bill Clinton from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992 . 
