Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State

Official portrait, 2009
Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013
Party	Democratic
Nominated by	Barack Obama
Seat	Harry S Truman Building
← William J. Burns (acting) John Kerry →
Seal of the United States Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton served as the 67th United States Secretary of State, under President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2013, overseeing the department that conducted the foreign policy of Barack Obama.

She was preceded in office by Condoleezza Rice, and succeeded by John Kerry. She is also the only former First Lady of the United States to become a member of the United States Cabinet.

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