Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has received the National Service Lifetime Leadership Award in recognition of her life-long dedication and outstanding leadership in advancing national service as a legislative priority. The honor was awarded by Friends of National Service, a coalition of national service and AmeriCorps organizations serving across the country, including Voices for National Service and The National Association of Service and Conservation Corps. In accepting the award, Senator Clinton praised the accomplishments of AmeriCorps, created under the Clinton Administration, and vowed to continue to expand opportunities for citizen service.

"I am humbled to receive this recognition and proud to champion those who have answered the call to service. We face big challenges as a nation that will require active leadership but also active citizenry. I have no doubt that Americans are ready, willing, and able to answer the call and I will continue to do all I can to encourage and support public service," said Senator Clinton.

Senator Clinton has worked tirelessly in support of public service. Senator Clinton introduced legislation in the 109th Congress to create a United States Public Service Academy to build a corps of civic leaders and will reintroduce the legislation this Congress. She has also fought to preserve funding for AmeriCorps. Senator Clinton, along with Senator Edward Kennedy, led the successful effort to rename the AmeriCorps education award the "Segal AmeriCorps Education Award," in honor of AmeriCorps founder, Eli Segal, who served as the first director of the Corporation for National Service.

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