evidence: Mrs. Clinton was at the forefront of managing the Obama administration's response to the Arab Spring which erupted in early 2011 and navigating the tremendous geo-strategic upheaval with the fall of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and the outbreak of mass protests and uprisings throughout the Middle East, most notably in Syria. [...] While Hillary Clinton has been one of the most energetic and active Secretaries of State in terms of travel, diplomacy and international engagements, and her accomplishments are considerable, she cannot claim credit for a major foreign policy success or diplomatic entreaty such as Henry Kissinger's Opening to China. This in part stems from the fact that she has not been granted the freedom to make and set foreign policy as she herself would be inclined to. No Secretary of State can.