Political Figures Speeches

Images of a female political figure giving speeches and addressing audiences, against the backdrop of flags and official settings.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to students and community leaders at Kazan State University in Kazan, Russia October 14, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas after their joint press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., in September 27, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Dr. Taieb Fassi Fihri at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe hold a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Philippines Foreign Minister Del Rosario after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd after their bilateral meeting, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2011.

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 19 :Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a 'Get Out The Caucus' event at the Clark County Government Center on February 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald Gips, delivers remarks to staff and family members of the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 6, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the inaugural launch of the Brunei-U.S. English Language Enrichment Project for ASEAN in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. September 7, 2012.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 6, 2016 - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally in Leimert Park Village Plaza a day before the California Primary

United States, Washington, D.C. Then Senator Hillary Clinton speaks at a candidates' forum at the Leadership Conference of The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees on June 19, 2007.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts a bilateral meeting with Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Munich, Germany, on February 4, 2012.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outside the Oval Office, June 10, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Kosovan Prime Minister Hashim Thaci at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 2012.

Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Iowa November 19, 2007

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Rangoon from Nay Pyi Taw to continue her historic visit to Burma on December 1, 2011.

President Barack Obama greets President Michelle Bachelet of Chile in the Oval Office, June 23, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari after a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with former Primer Minister and Ambassador-designate to the United States Han Duck-soo at Seoul Air Base near Seoul, South Korea February 19, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Peruvian President-Elect Ollanta Humala, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Polish Foreign Minster Radoslaw Sikorski in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton enters the Lancaster House to participate in the London Conference on Somalia, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, on February 23, 2012.

Musician and breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow speaks at the Capitol with the National Breast Cancer Coalition

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual speak during the Second Merida Initiative High Level Working Group Meeting, Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City, March 25, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao "Welcome" Dinner at Willard Hotel

Scenes from the first day of the 110th Congress, with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoereon at the United Nations North Lawn Building in New York, New York, on September 19, 2010.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies at a Senate confirmation hearing to become Secretary of State.

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Elysee Palace for a Crisis summit on Libya in Paris, France, on March, 19, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis delivers remarks after the counterparts signed an agreement to reduce the incentive for further pillage of Greece's cultural heritage at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, on July 17, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a swearing-in ceremony for Joyce Barr as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon among others after the Quartet dinner in Moscow at the Osobnyak of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, Russia March 18, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership with Young African Leaders at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after a signing ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2011.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton autographs a book for Anchalee Vanich, Deputy Secretary General to the Prime Minister as she enters the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is welcomed to the Munich Security Conference by Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Conference, at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany, on February 4, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva hold a press conference at the Ala Archa Presidential Residence in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on December 2, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the East West Center on the campus of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 10, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in the 40th Assembly of the Organization of American States in Lima, Peru, on June 7, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks in front of the flags of the OSCE Member States at the 2010 OSCE Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on December 1, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton unveils the new comprehensive policy toward Sudan at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., March 19, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a private meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC July 27, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks in recognition of World AIDS Day at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., November 29, 2012.

Secretary Clinton meets Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and the King David hotel in Jerusalem March 3, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a visit to the Simeprode power plant in Monterrey, Mexico March 26, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Port Au Prince, Haiti on January 16, 2010 to meet with the Haitian President, access the earthquake relief and thank the all the team players.

2009 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs condolence book at the gravesite of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with Republic of Korea Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung-Hwan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding after their bilateral meeting, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at an event with the U.S. Antarctic Center and Antarctica New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 5, 2010.

Barcelona, 04/22/2019. Meeting of Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo with Rosa Díez and the philosopher, Fernando Savater. Photo: Pep Dalmau. ARCHDC.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the General Motors (GM) Powertrain factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on October 23, 2011.

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 19 :Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a 'Get Out The Caucus' event at the Clark County Government Center on February 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Uzbek Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., in September 29, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at TecMilenio University in Monterrey, Mexico March 26, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attends a bilateral meeting with President Shimon Perez of Israel at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC May 5, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and pro basketball player Dikembe Mutombo conduct a town hall meeting with Search for Common Ground and Congolese University Students August 10, 2009 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with American Journalist Roxana Saberi outside the Secretary's office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC May 27, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci after their joint press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 12, 2012.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers remarks at a State Luncheon hosted in her honor by U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton responds to a question at the joint press availability with Nigerian Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia following their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 5, 2010.

Hillary Clinton speaking at the Manchester School of Technology in New Hampshire

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Consular Chief David Tyler along with Consulate General staff at the Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India July 19, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner along with Chinese Premier Wang and Chinese State Councilor Dai deliver joint closing remarks, in the U.S. Department of the Interior�s Sidney R. Yates Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at TecMilenio University in Monterrey, Mexico March 26, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration of the Republic of Chad at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC July 15, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks to the press at the conclusion of the G8 Ministerial at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2012.

Meghan McCain Book signing

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Residence in Zagulba, Azerbaijan, on July 4, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Colombian Presidential Candidate Juan Manuel Santos to discuss issues of bilateral interest at the Hotel Charleston in Bogot�, Colombia, on June 9, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi during the U.S. Pakistan Strategic Dialogue meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the press following of a P5+1 meeting at the UN headquarters during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 23, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Gemba, in New York, New York, on September 19, 2011.

Tipper Gore on stage following Former Vice President Al Gore's acceptance speech at the 2000 Democratic Convention at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Press conference after dinner meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland March 6, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Czech Republic Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is introduced to Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula by U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael E. Ranneberger during her arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya August 4, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak at a meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on April 17, 2011.

Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined former President Bill Clinton, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders for the environmental discussion

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Angkhana Neelaphaijit, President Working Group on Justice for Peace after an interview at Phyathai Palace in Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama Juan Carlos Varela after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens, Greece, on July 17, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai in London, January 28, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon in Montreal, Canada January 25, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attends a dinner for women leaders hosted by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Patricia Espinosa, Mexico City, March 25, 2009.

E LOS ANGELES COLLEGE, MONTEREY PARK, CA - MAY 5, 2016 - Cinco de Mayo, Secretary State Hillary Clinton Addresses Mostly Latino Presidential Rally

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan at the State Department, Washington, DC February 23, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton responds to a question at a town hall on �Empowering Civil Society for Central Asia�s Future� in Astana, Kazakhstan, on November 30, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, greeted by newly arrived U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher R. Hill April 25, 2009. (Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on (left).

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Honoree Jansila Majeed of Sri Lanka at the 2010 International Women of Courage at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. March 10, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with Slovakian Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts a bilateral meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in the Treaty Room of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC May 7, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Saad Hariri at the gravesite of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon April 26, 2009.

Hillary Clinton speaking at the Manchester School of Technology in New Hampshire

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Nigerian Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru after their joint press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., in September 29, 2011.

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