--- description: The former Secretary of States steps aside to "devote myself to this new, all-encompassing endeavor" of running for president title: Hillary Clinton Resigns From Foundation Board image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c559b576f5d7d16/6987eac52dce018cea9e1458/hillary-clinton-presidential-election.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hillary Clinton Resigns From Foundation Board by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:35 AM CUTPublished: Apr 13, 2015 1:36 PM CUT  Video still of Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing that she will seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee on April 12, 2015. Video still of Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing that she will seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee on April 12, 2015.AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:35 AM CUTPublished: Apr 13, 2015 1:36 PM CUT Hillary Clinton [resigned from the board of the Clinton Foundation](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-resigns-from-board-of-clinton-foundation/?%5Fr=0 "undefined") on Sunday night as she [launched her 2016 campaign for president.](http://time.com/3818768/hillary-clinton-white-house-bid-2016-election/ "undefined") “While I have cherished my time serving on the board and engaging in the day-to-day work of the Foundation, in order to devote myself to this new, all-encompassing endeavor, I have resigned from the board of directors effective today,” [Clinton wrote in an internal email obtained by the New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-resigns-from-board-of-clinton-foundation/?%5Fr=0 "undefined"). She sent the email about an hour-and-a-half after announcing the launch of her campaign in a video. The finances of the foundation have already provided fodder for attacks by Republicans, who have hammered it for accepting foreign donations. \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-resigns-from-board-of-clinton-foundation/?%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Resigns From Foundation Board","datePublished":"2015-04-13T13:36:29.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T11:35:27.000Z","description":"The former Secretary of States steps aside to \"devote myself to this new, all-encompassing endeavor\" of running for president","url":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c559b576f5d7d16/6987eac52dce018cea9e1458/hillary-clinton-presidential-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c559b576f5d7d16/6987eac52dce018cea9e1458/hillary-clinton-presidential-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid - Washington","caption":"Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid - Washington","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/","name":"Hillary Clinton Resigns From Foundation Board"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments","description":"Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/L3I0gpwt/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-09T19:18:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/L3I0gpwt.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/","duration":"PT1M49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3819213/hillary-clinton-foundation-board-2016/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```