CONDOLEEZZA RICE
Name: Condoleezza Rice
Born: 14 November 1954 Birmingham, Alabama
Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of
State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold
the office. Rice is the first black woman, second African American (after Colin
Powell, who served before her from 2001 to 2005), and second woman (after
Madeleine Albright who served from 1997 to 2001) to serve as Secretary of State.
Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, but
before joining the Bush administration, she was a Professor of political science
at Stanford University where she served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. During the
administration of George H.W. Bush, Rice also served as the Soviet and East
European Affairs Advisor during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German
reunification.
When beginning as Secretary of State, Rice pioneered a policy of
Transformational Diplomacy, with a focus on democracy in the greater Middle East.
Her emphasis on supporting democratically elected governments faced challenges
as Hamas captured a popular majority in Palestine yet supported Islamist terror,
and influential countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt maintained
authoritarian systems with US support. She chairs the Millennium Challenge
Corporation's board of directors.
In addition to English, she speaks, with varying degrees of fluency, Russian,
German, French, and Spanish.
Name: Condoleezza Rice
Born: 14 November 1954 Birmingham, Alabama
Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of
State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold
the office. Rice is the first black woman, second African American (after Colin
Powell, who served before her from 2001 to 2005), and second woman (after
Madeleine Albright who served from 1997 to 2001) to serve as Secretary of State.
Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, but
before joining the Bush administration, she was a Professor of political science
at Stanford University where she served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. During the
administration of George H.W. Bush, Rice also served as the Soviet and East
European Affairs Advisor during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German
reunification.
When beginning as Secretary of State, Rice pioneered a policy of
Transformational Diplomacy, with a focus on democracy in the greater Middle East.
Her emphasis on supporting democratically elected governments faced challenges
as Hamas captured a popular majority in Palestine yet supported Islamist terror,
and influential countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt maintained
authoritarian systems with US support. She chairs the Millennium Challenge
Corporation's board of directors.
In addition to English, she speaks, with varying degrees of fluency, Russian,
German, French, and Spanish.