Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.
I think that our perspective has been that we think, as Egypt moves toward constitutional amendments and the laws necessary to set up political parties, that they must make absolutely clear that no political party can be committed to the…
I believe strongly it would be detrimental to women's health around the world.
That's exactly what we're trying to do. On Monday, I met with the four foreign ministers from Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy.
We have to support women's health and women's empowerment and give women a voice in their own lives.
I would like to be able to get back to you, because some of those matters are not in my bailiwick.
I think we have to do a better job of getting America's message, our values, across.
Well, I think that the experience that the world remembers from Iran is a very sobering lesson.
However, they increased their commitment to foreign aid, and they did so because Prime Minister Cameron said, this is how we demonstrate we're involved, we're leading, we're out there.
My only plea is let's not take a cleaver to it. Let's try to be as surgical as possible in figuring out what is really in America's national security interests, how we prioritize.
The evidence is overwhelming that it is economic concerns that are driving so much of what we're seeing.
Significant cuts to the budget could profoundly compromise ongoing and critical efforts in those front-line states.
I informed the foreign minister in our last meeting last month that we were going to have to pursue our remedies because they have failed to respond in a satisfactory way.
The abuse of human beings in labor situations, child labor, other kinds of conditions that are just not acceptable, need to be addressed.
The entire region is changing, and a strong, strategic American response will be essential.
Unfortunately, Senator, under the fiscal year 2011 spending bill moving through the House, critical global health programs are going to be cut dramatically.
It is a nation asking for the United States' continuing support, and that will be up to this Congress and this administration to evaluate.
I think we have moved as fast as we responsibly could and are funding what we think of as the best bets that will actually produce the best results.
This integrated approach is not just how we respond to the crisis of the moment.
In too many places, in too many ways, the region's foundations are sinking into the sand . . .
One of the reasons why we're so adamant about Iran not getting nuclear weapons is because we don't want them to be able to intimidate their neighbors.
I mean, we have diplomats. We have development experts. We have military. We have an enormous outreach that is working right now.





