 In August 2011, Rousseff was included in the "Forbes list of the most powerful women in the world, at the 3rd position, behind Merkel and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.In October 2010, she was included in the "Forbes list of the most powerful people in the world, at the 16th position.She was the third highest placed woman on the list, after Angela Merkel and Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress.