Condoleezza Rice

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Condoleezza Rice
66th United States Secretary of State
In office
January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
DeputyRichard Armitage (2005)
Robert Zoellick (2005–2006)
John Negroponte (2007–2009)
Preceded byColin Powell
Succeeded byHillary Rodham Clinton
20th United States National Security Advisor
In office
January 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
DeputyStephen Hadley
Preceded bySandy Berger
Succeeded byStephen Hadley
Provost of Stanford University
In office
1993–1999
Preceded byGerald J. Lieberman
Succeeded byJohn L. Hennessy
Personal details
Born (1954-11-14) November 14, 1954 (age 69)
Birmingham, Alabama
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Denver
University of Notre Dame
ProfessionProfessor, Provost, Politician

Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American Republican politician, She was the 66th United States Secretary of State. She was the second Secretary of State under former President George W. Bush. She took over from Colin Powell on January 26, 2005, after he stepped down. Rice was the first African American woman, second African American (after Powell), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright) to serve as Secretary of State. Her educator was Josef Korbel, he inspired her.

Condoleeza was born at Holy Family Community Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, She is only child of John W. Rice. Jr is a High School Guidance Counselor and Angelena Ray is High School Teacher, She has study at St. Mary's Academy, Bachelor of Arts at University of Denver, Doctor of Philosophy at University of Denver and Aspen Music Festival and School [1]

Before she became Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice was Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term (2001–2005). Before she did this, she was a Professor of political science at Stanford University from 1993 to 1999, where she also was the Provost.

Rice was in the 2011 documentary Miss Representation.

Rice was a Democrat until 1982. She then changed to Republican because she did not agree with the foreign policy of Democratic President Jimmy Carter and because her father was Republican.

Rice was the United States National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush during the September 11 attacks.

References[change | change source]

  1. Bumiller, Elisabeth (2007-12-11). Condoleezza Rice: An American Life: A Biography. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-58836-679-5.

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