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Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside look at the choices and challenges she has faced is "a subtle, finely calibrated work ... with succinct and often shrewd appraisals of the complex web of political, economic, and historical forces in play around the world" (The New York Times) .In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, Hillary Rodham Clinton expected to return to the United States Senate. To her surprise, newly elected President Barack Obama asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. "Hard Choices is a richly detailed and compelling chronicle of Clinton's role in the foreign initiatives and crises that defined the first term of the Obama administration ... it teems with small, entertaining details about her interactions with foreign leaders (Los Angeles Times) .
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Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman in US history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party in 2016. She served as the 67th Secretary of State--from January 21, 2009, until February 1, 2013--after nearly four decades in public service advocating on behalf of children and families as an attorney, First Lady, and Senator. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother.
