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The former first lady, secretary of state and New York senator “made history many times over decades in public service,” the White House said. 

In 2016, Clinton made history when she became the first woman nominated for president by a major United States political party. 

Her bid to become the nation’s first female president came up short when President-elect Donald Trump defeated her in the 2016 race. 

Clinton was the subject of an FBI probe over her use of a private email server during her time in the Obama administration but was never charged with a crime.

At the conclusion of the bureau’s investigation, former FBI Director James Comey said that Clinton and her colleagues were “extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information” but that the FBI “did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information.” 

Biden, 82, will also award medals to several Hollywood A-listers, superstar athletes and American cultural icons at Saturday’s ceremony, including:

    Bono, the frontman of rock band U2

    Michael J. Fox, the “Back to the Future” star 

    Earvin “Magic” Johnson, a Los Angeles Lakers legend

    Ralph Lauren, the visionary fashion designer

    Lionel Messi, the MLS star and captain of Argentina’s World Cup-winning soccer team 

    Denzel Washington, the Academy-Award-winning actor

    Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue

    William Sanford Nye, the television presenter better known as “Bill Nye the Science Guy 

    Robert Francis Kennedy, the slain former New York senator and US Attorney General 

    Jane Goodall, the renowned primatologist and anthropologist 

    David M. Rubenstein, the billionaire co-founder of The Carlye Group

    José Andrés, the celebrity chef and founder of the World Central Kitchen charity group

    Ashton Baldwin Carter, the former Defense Secretary 

    Tim Gill, an entrepreneur whose work has advanced LGBT rights

    George W. Romney, the late businessman and former Michigan governor

    George Stevens, Jr., an author and playwright

    Fannie Lou Hamer, the late civil rights leader and  founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party