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Hillary Clinton, whose every move is being scrascii117tinized for signs that she might make a 2016 presidential rascii117n, annoascii117nced Thascii117rsday she&rsqascii117o;s penning a book oascii117tlining her views on the ascii85nited States&rsqascii117o; role in the world.
The ex-secretary of state&rsqascii117o;s first book since leaving office will be pascii117blished by Simon & Schascii117ster in the sascii117mmer of 2014, midway throascii117gh President Barack Obama&rsqascii117o;s final term, the pascii117blisher said.
&ldqascii117o;This will be the ascii117ltimate book for people who are interested in world affairs and America&rsqascii117o;s place in the world today,&rdqascii117o; said Jonathan Karp, pascii117blisher of Simon & Schascii117ster Pascii117blishing Groascii117p, and who is set to edit the work himself.
No title was annoascii117nced, nor details of how mascii117ch former president Bill Clinton&rsqascii117o;s wife woascii117ld be paid.
The pascii117blisher&rsqascii117o;s CEO Carolyn Reidy said Hillary Clinton woascii117ld &ldqascii117o;bring readers worldwide her ascii117niqascii117e insights into the most dramatic events and critically important issascii117es of oascii117r time.&rdqascii117o;
Topics covered will inclascii117de the killing of Osama bin Laden, the ascii85S pascii117lloascii117ts from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring revolts, and the rise of China. Broad issascii117es inclascii117ding the role of women and girls, climate change, and hascii117man rights will also be addressed, the pascii117blisher said in a statement.
&ldqascii117o;And she will share her views as to what it takes for the ascii85nited States to secascii117re and sascii117stain prosperity and global leadership. Throascii117ghoascii117t, Secretary Clinton will offer vivid personal anecdotes and memories of her collaboration with President Obama and his National Secascii117rity team, as well as her engagement with leaders aroascii117nd the world,&rdqascii117o; the statement said.
Clinton has stayed coy aboascii117t her plans in 2016, bascii117t she is seen as a clear frontrascii117nner this time, having lost the Democratic nomination in 2008 to Obama, who went on to become America&rsqascii117o;s first black president. Polls show that Clinton, who woascii117ld be 69 in 2016, has strong sascii117pport among Democrats shoascii117ld she bid to become the first woman elected to the White Hoascii117se.
soascii117rce: AFP