Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton is returning to Washington—this time in a leadership
role. The former first daughter has been named the Honorary Chair of the
2013 National Day of Service and will headline a summit on the National
Mall on Saturday to launch President Barack Obama's second
inauguration.
"There is no more fitting way to mark a presidential inauguration than a
day of service," Clinton said in a statement sent to Yahoo! Shine.
"Coming together as a country to strengthen our communities has always
been part of the American spirit. I am deeply grateful that President
Obama and his administration have put service at the centre of the
Inauguration weekend and I am proud to be part of a nation-wide service
effort, honouring the service and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and building a brighter future for all of us."
The high-profile role is a good fit for Clinton, who retreated from
view after spending her childhood growing up in the public eye—she was
born while her father, Bill Clinton, was governor of Arkansas, and when
she left the White House to go to Stanford University in 1997, she was
trailed by Secret Service members and 250 journalists—but recently seems
to be embracing the political spotlight, reports Yahoo! Shine.
"Historically I deliberately tried to live a private life in the public
eye," she told Vogue magazine in August. "And now I am trying to lead a
purposefully public life."
Now 32, married, and living in New York City, the former first daughter
has been honing her public persona as a special correspondent for NBC
News. (Before that, she also spent a few years on Wall Street, working
for a hedge fund, and three years with the consulting firm McKinsey
& Company.)
She campaigned on behalf of her mother, Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton, in 2008, moderated a panel last spring about the
challenges facing women in elected office, and last fall went to Nigeria
as a representative of her father's charitable foundation, Clinton
Health Access Initiative. When her mother was hospitalized with a
concussion recently, Chelsea Clinton acted as the family spokesperson.
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