--- title: Hillary Clinton 2016: Michelle Kwan Joins Presidential Campaign description: Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan is joining Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. canonical: https://time.com/3915743/michelle-kwan-hillary-clinton-campaign/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-10T13:22:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:57.601Z article:section: Politics og:title: Michelle Kwan to Join Clinton Presidential Campaign og:description: The Olympic medalist worked at the U.S. State Department as public diplomacy envoy while Clinton served as secretary of state og:url: https://time.com/3915743/michelle-kwan-hillary-clinton-campaign/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabf5ef9889c53220/698853dae20a870b6ea8bc68/michelle-kwan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Michelle Kwan og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Kwan to Join Clinton Presidential Campaign twitter:description: The Olympic medalist worked at the U.S. State Department as public diplomacy envoy while Clinton served as secretary of state twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabf5ef9889c53220/698853dae20a870b6ea8bc68/michelle-kwan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Kwan to Join Clinton Presidential Campaign ## Video: Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments [Watch (HLS stream): Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/L3I0gpwt.m3u8) (1:49)  _Published 2015-04-09. Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics._  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 10, 2015 1:22 PM UTC  Michelle Kwan in New York City in April 2015. Michelle Kwan in New York City in April 2015.Paul Zimmerman—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 10, 2015 1:22 PM UTC Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan is joining Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Kwan will work on voter engagement and join the staff at campaign headquarters in Brooklyn this week, the New York _Times_ [reported](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/10/michelle-kwan-to-join-the-hillary-rodham-clinton-campaign/) Wednesday. It’s not the first time Clinton and Kwan have worked together. The Olympic medalist worked at the U.S. State Department as public diplomacy envoy while Clinton served as secretary of state. 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