((INTRO))
[[America has elected its first female president, 240 years after its birth. What does this historic moment potentially signal for the office of the presidency and the future? White House Correspondent Mary Alice Salinas has this report.]]

((NATS, Clinton at rally ))
SONG LYRICS: “I want to see you be brave.”

((NARRATOR))
Hillary Clinton’s ascension to the White House changes America’s most powerful office.

((LARA BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT))
“Now we are in a position we have a woman stepping into the White House and serving as a democratic leader in a position that is going to transform the way we understand the presidency.”

((NARRATOR))
In spite of the breakthrough for women, Clinton will find her presidency defined by the demands of the job.

((JOHN HUDAK, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION SENIOR FELLOW))
“Hillary Clinton is going to be president first and a female second”

((NARRATOR))
Her rise took decades.

((LARA BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ))
“Part of what happened is that she was no longer thought of as a woman, but as a politician.”

((NARRATOR))
Voters could look beyond her gender to the policies shaped over decades.

Controversy frequently swirled around the former first lady…

…Senator from New York.

…and Secretary of State under her onetime rival for the White House, President Barack Obama.

((LARA BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT))
“The criticisms that were leveled against her was that she was too much of an insider, that she was too knowledgeable about the politician game.”

((NARRATOR))
These and other complaints throughout the campaign were mostly based not on her gender but on decisions she made while in office.

((NAT SOUND UP))
Hillary Clinton: “Thank you all very much”
Reporters: “Do you regret deleting 32,000 other emails Mrs. Clinton?”

((NARRATOR))
Past controversies will likely impact her job as president, more than her gender, analysts say.

((LARA BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ))
“Many people view her as an untrustworthy individual and this is where she is going to be high hurdles to get over.”

((NARRATOR))
Clinton will likely continue to address women’s issues around the world…as she has throughout her political career.

Her election marks a historic shift in a country that had only male leaders for 240 years.

((PRESIDENT-ELECT HILLARY CLINTON))
“Standing here as my mother’s daughter, and my daughter’s mother, I’m so happy this day has come. I’m happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between.”

((NARRATOR))
Clinton is expected to press ahead with many of Obama’s policies.

With the first female leader taking the reins from America’s first African-American president,

experts say the office of the presidency and who can rise to it has forever changed.

(Mary Alice Salinas, VOA News, the White House)

THIS VOA PROGRAM WAS NOT BROADCAST BUT WAS PRE-WRITTEN BEFORE THE ELECTION NIGHT. VOA HAD NO SIMILAR PRE-WRITTEN PROGRAM FOR DONALD TRUMP.

 
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(( TITLE: Clinton – Foreign Policy Lookahead
HEAD: Clinton to Bring More Hawkish Approach to US Foreign Policy
TEASER: Counter terrorism, Russian aggression and an assertive China are among the new president’s pressing issues
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DATE: 11/08/2016
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BYLINE: Nike Ching
DATELINE: The State Department
CAMERA: John Quinn, Oscar Haynes
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Elizabeth Cherneff
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VIDEO FROM: VOA, News agencies
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((A companion OCN has also been published))

((INTRODUCTION))
[[With Hillary Clinton now considered the U.S. president-elect, foreign policy experts expect her to change the White House approach some of the world’s most pressing issues. VOA State Department correspondent Nike Ching has the report.]]

((Reuters- video of terror attacks, ISIL, Russian aggression in Crimea, Chinese military marching))

((NARRATOR))
From the threat of terrorism and conflict in the Middle East, to aggression by Russia and a more assertive China, President-elect Clinton faces increasing global challenges that affect America’s national interests.

Analysts expect a more hawkish foreign policy in the next four years. One of her top priorities, they say, will be to win the war against violent extremism, but not always on the battlefield:
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((DARRELL WEST, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION))
“She understands that you cannot have a military solution, so I’ll expect her to engage in a lot of foreign aid programs, to use entrepreneurship development as a way to create job opportunities for people in some of the countries that are plagued by this type of things.”

((B-roll on Putin, Crimea, Syria))

((NARRATOR))
Clinton has taken a tough stance against Russia’s aggression in Crimea and intervention in Syria during the campaign. Experts foresee a tougher approach than her predecessor in confronting Moscow.

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((AMBASSADOR JOHN HERBST, THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL))

“So I believe she will speak more strongly about the things Putin are doing that are dangerous to us. I think she will be a stronger advocate of sanctions. I think she will, even more than [President] Obama, be looking to strengthen NATO to deter Russian aggression against NATO members, and I think she will certainly consider, there is a good chance she’ll provide defensive military equipment to Ukraine.”

((Video of Clinton visit in China, South China Sea))

((NARRATOR))
Many American allies in Asia are watching how Clinton follows through on her engagement in the region, the so-called Asia Pivot policy. She is expected to take a more forceful stance regarding tensions in the South China Sea, a busy waterway that impacts trillions of dollars in trade.

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((MICHAEL GREEN, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES))
“There has to be a more robust presence. A lot of people talk about ships going in to do freedom of navigation operations, that’s just one piece. It’s about engagement, it’s about exercises, it’s about trade and defense. I think there is a consensus that we need to do more.”

((Videos of Asia Trade))

((NARRATOR))
Clinton has deviated from her earlier support for the Trans Pacific Partnership, a free trade pact with the vast growing Asia-Pacific region, that requires approval by Congress. Green and other regional scholars say she will now need to show allies she has the tools to rebuild America’s credibility in that region.