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Angela Merkel
Chancellor, Germany
Age: 58
Residence: Berlin, Germany
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Education: Doctorate, Leipzig University; Master of Sci-
ence, Leipzig University
Marital Status: Married
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The world’s most powerful woman is the backbone of
the 27-member European Union and carries the fate of
the euro on her shoulders. Merkel’s hard-line austerity
prescription for easing the European debt crisis has been
challenged by both hard-hit southern countries and the
more affluent north, but it, and she, are still standing.
Merkel has served as chancellor since 2005, but one of
her biggest challenges still lies ahead: bolstering her
government’s sagging popularity before the 2013 Ger-
man general election. 2012 HIGHLIGHT: The European
Union won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State, United States
Age: 65
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Wellesley Col-
lege; Master of Laws, Yale University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1
Profile
In keeping with her reputation as a no-nonsense dip-
lomat, Hillary Clinton is spending her final months as
Secretary of State far from the campaign trail. Much
of that time has been on the go: this year alone she’s
traveled to 42 countries. The former Presidential can-
didate has faced a formidable past 12 months: She’s
navigated treacherous territory when WikiLeaks released
sensitive diplomatic cables in November, urged Syrian
President Bashar Assad to hand over his power and leave
his country and recently warned North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un to chart a different course than his militant
father. And she went viral: the tumblr blog “Texts From
Hillary” became a popular meme in April. Clinton has
steadfastly said that she plans to move out of public life
at the end of the year, but supporters are breathless over
the possibility of a 2016 Presidential bid.