Hillary Clinton, NEE Rodham, is an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and as a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. She was the first female candidate to be nominated for president of the United States by a major political party in 2016. She is married to former President Bill Clinton and is the mother of Chelsea Clinton. Her maiden name is Rodham, which is the answer to the crossword clue NEE (3 letters).