(born 1938) US Attorney-General (1993–). Nominated by President Clinton, Reno was the first woman ever appointed to the highest-ranking law-enforcement post in the nation. She has received mixed reviews from both sides of the political aisle. Some critics have accused her of being too deferential to both Clinton and Republican law-makers, while others say she has been too zealous in appointing special prosecutors to investigate the Clinton administration. Reno’s handling of armed stand-offs between government agents and religious and political extremists in the earlier part of her tenure, namely the 1993 Waco siege, also received criticism.