Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton served as President of the United States from January 20th, 1993 to January 20th, 2001. He was the first Democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected to two full terms as President. During the Clinton administration the United States moved from record deficits to record surpluses and enjoyed the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. In foreign affairs, he fostered the historic peace accord between Israel and Jordan, and helped promote the peace process in Northern Ireland. President Clinton dispatched American military forces to enforce the peace agreement in Bosnia and to avert impending genocide in Kosovo. On his orders American force was also used to disrupt terrorist activities in Sudan and Afghanistan. Prior to his election as president, he served five terms as Governor of Arkansas, a position to which he was first elected at the age of 32. Since leaving office he has continued to play a major role in world affairs as founder and Chairman of the Clinton Global Initiative.