Hillary Clinton was confronted with nonstop challenges in 2011 as US secretary of state, a position that deals with some of America’s most sensitive and critical relationships around the globe.
From managing the government’s response to the release of hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables via the website WikiLeaks to grappling with the upending of the United States’ critical, sensitive relationships with several Arab governments amid the revolutions of 2011, to the death of Osama bin Laden, Mrs. Clinton’s handling of the potential diplomatic landmines has been largely considered adept and consistently solid.
Clinton, who served as senator of New York before becoming President Obama’s secretary of State, is the third woman to serve in this position.
