Clinton left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since World War II , and has continually scored high in the historical rankings of U.S. presidents , consistently placing in the top third . Since leaving office , he has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work . He created the William J. Clinton Foundation to address international causes such as the prevention of AIDS and global warming . He has remained active in politics by campaigning for Democratic candidates , including the presidential campaigns of his wife and Barack Obama . In 2004 , Clinton published his autobiography , '' My Life '' . In 2009 , he was named the United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti and after the 2010 Haiti earthquake , he teamed with George W. Bush to form the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund . In addition , he secured the release of two American journalists imprisoned by North Korea , visiting the capital Pyongyang and negotiating their release with Kim Jong-il
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Bill Clinton