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Hillary Clinton set to visit Dublin this week to receive special honour

The former President-elect will be on Irish soil later this week

Hillary Clinton will jet into Dublin later this week to receive a very special honour.

The former presidential candidate will receive an honorary degree from the University of Dublin, otherwise known as Trinity College.

On Friday, June 22, honorary degrees of the University of Dublin will be conferred on Hillary Clinton, as well as Paul Drechsler, Ann Martha Rowan, Tony Scott and James Harris Simons at a Commencements Ceremony in the Public Theatre.

The 70-year-old will be honoured for her enormous contribution to society; from receiving a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale in 1973 to completing a three-year term as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States in January 2013.

The former First Lady is a long-time supporter of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, initially while First Lady of the US, supporting pro-peace women’s groups and continuing through to the present day.

Hillary has received many prestigious awards for her contributions to society – including the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, the President’s Award of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Role Model of the Year by the United Steel Workers of America; and the Martin Luther King Jr Award.

To celebrate Hillary’s award of an honorary doctorate, Trinity is hosting a public lecture and conversation with her at the Edmund Burke Theatre (Arts Building) at 12pm this Friday.

The lecture is already fully booked, but a video of the proceedings will be available on the Trinity website after the event.

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