She had been a supporter of Hillary Clinton 's Democratic Party candidacy for President of the United States , from as early as September 2014 when Gillard announced that she would " loudly barrack from the sidelines " should Clinton run . Having endorsed Clinton after she announced her candidacy in April 2015 , Gillard appeared in a campaign video in October , wherein she advocated for the presidential candidate and her leadership surrounding women 's issues . Gillard attended the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on 25 July 2016 , alongside former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright . The following day , Gillard published an open letter to Clinton in the '' New York Times '' , urging voters to " shame sexism " levied against the Democratic presidential candidate
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Julia Gillard