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Clinton: FP’s No. 6 Global Thinker!

Foreign Policy just published its first annual list of the top 100 Global Thinkers, and Secretary Clinton and husband Bill ranked No. 6! Secretary Clinton was selected for "giving ‘smart power’ a star turn at the State Department." More specifically, the magazine said: This year, she has tirelessly broadcast the administration’s banner diplomatic message: The ...

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Foreign Policy just published its first annual list of the top 100 Global Thinkers, and Secretary Clinton and husband Bill ranked No. 6! Secretary Clinton was selected for "giving 'smart power' a star turn at the State Department." More specifically, the magazine said:

Foreign Policy just published its first annual list of the top 100 Global Thinkers, and Secretary Clinton and husband Bill ranked No. 6! Secretary Clinton was selected for "giving ‘smart power’ a star turn at the State Department." More specifically, the magazine said:

This year, she has tirelessly broadcast the administration’s banner diplomatic message: The United States under Obama is a smart power, a participant in a ‘new era of engagement based on common interests, shared values, and mutual respect.’ But Clinton is also aiming to remake the State Department itself. The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review she initiated promises a thorough, ongoing assessment of the massive bureaucracy in order to create a leaner, more responsive State Department capable of being the engine of Washington’s new diplomacy."

Congratulations, Clintons! 

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Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
Tags: Hillary Clinton, U.S. State Department

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