A look back at Hillary Clinton years as America's top diplomat
<p> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pivoting">pivoting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="empowering">empowering</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disregarded">disregarded</span>."</p><p><span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Margon">Margon</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="eagerness">eagerness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Margon">Margon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Cooke">Cooke</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>," <span word="Cooke">Cooke</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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