First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House,usually the wife of the president of the United States,concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never been codified or officially defined,she figures prominently in the political and social life of the United States. Since the early 20th century,the first lady has been assisted by official staff,now known as the Office of the First Lady and headquartered in the East Wing of the White House.
Lisa Caputo is the executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for The Travelers Companies,Inc. She joined Travelers on June 1,2011. At Travelers,she is a member of the Management and Operating Committees and the Travelers Foundation Board. She leads the company's marketing,research,branding,corporate communications,customer experience and creative services functions and works closely with investor relations and government relations. Previously she was executive vice president of global marketing and corporate affairs for Citigroup. She was the founder,chairman and CEO of Citi's Women &Co. business from January 2000 until 2010. She was a member of Citi's senior leadership committee and is the co-head of Citi's Women's Initiative.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States secretary of state under president Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013,as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009,and as the first lady of the U.S. to president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the party's nominee in the 2016 U.S. presidential election,becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party.
Maria Echaveste is a former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the second Clinton administration. She is one of the highest-ranking Latinas to have served in a presidential administration. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a co-founder of the Nueva Vista Group,a policy,legislative strategy and advocacy group working with non-profit and corporate clients.
Cheryl D. Mills is an American lawyer and corporate executive. She first came into public prominence while serving as deputy White House Counsel for President Bill Clinton,whom she defended during his 1999 impeachment trial. She has worked for New York University as Senior Vice President,served as Senior Adviser and Counsel for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign,and is considered a member of Hillary Clinton's group of core advisers,self-designated as "Hillaryland". She served as counselor and chief of staff to Hillary Clinton during her whole tenure as United States Secretary of State. After leaving the State Department in January,2013,she founded BlackIvy Group,which builds businesses in Africa.
Evelyn May Lieberman was an American public affairs professional who,during the Clinton administration,became the first woman to serve as White House Deputy Chief of Staff,and was the first United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Hillaryland was the self-designated name of a group of core advisors to Hillary Clinton,when she was First Lady of the United States and again when,as United States Senator,she was one of the Democratic Party candidates for president in the 2008 U.S. election.
Patti Solis Doyle is an American political operative and was in 2008 a senior adviser to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama,where she was the campaign chief of staff to Joe Biden,Obama's vice presidential choice.
Margaret Ann Williams is a former director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University and is a partner in Griffin Williams,a management-consulting firm.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley is an American diplomat,attorney,political activist and philanthropist who is the United States ambassador to Brazil in the Biden administration. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1994 to 1997.
Evan Maureen Ryan is an American public servant serving as White House cabinet secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Situation Room is a photograph taken by White House photographer Pete Souza in its namesake,the White House Situation Room,at 4:05 p.m. on May 1,2011. The photograph shows President of the United States Barack Obama along with his national security team,receiving live updates from Operation Neptune Spear,which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden,the leader of al-Qaeda.
Peter A. Selfridge is a former U.S. public servant who served as the United States Chief of Protocol from 2014 to 2017. In this role,he served as the link between the White House and foreign ambassadors and visiting dignitaries. In addition,his office managed Blair House,the official guesthouse of the President of the United States.
Jennifer M. Palmieri is an American political advisor and media personality who served as White House Director of Communications from 2013 to 2015 and Director of Communications for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. Palmieri is currently the co-host of the political documentary series The Circus on Showtime.
Ann M. O'Leary is an American political advisor,attorney,and nonprofit leader,who served as Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsom and as co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery. She is now a partner at the international law firm Jenner &Block.
The cultural and political image of Hillary Clinton has been explored since the early 1990s,when her husband Bill Clinton launched his presidential campaign,and has continued to draw broad public attention during her time as First Lady of the United States,U.S. Senator from New York,67th United States Secretary of State,and the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Jess McIntosh is an American political strategist,commentator,and communication consultant.
Subsequent to her loss of the 2016 United States presidential election,Hillary Clinton retired from electoral politics and has since engaged in a number of activities.
Following her graduation from Yale Law School in 1973 until becoming first lady of the United States in 1993,Hillary Clinton practiced law. In 1988 and 1991 The National Law Journal named Clinton one of the 100 most influential lawyers in the United States. While she did pass the Arkansas bar exam,she failed to pass the District of Columbia bar exam.
