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Condoleezza Rice
This article is about the 66th U.S. Secretary of State. For the 23rd U.S. National Security Advisor, see Susan Rice.
Condoleezza Rice | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2005 | |
| In office January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Colin Powell |
| Succeeded by | Hillary Clinton |
| In office January 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Stephen Hadley |
| Preceded by | Sandy Berger |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hadley |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Gilligan |
| In office September 1, 1993 – June 30, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Lieberman |
| Succeeded by | John L. Hennessy |
| Born | Condoleezza Rice (1954-11-14) November 14, 1954 (age 70) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (after 1982) Democratic (before 1982) |
| Education | University of Denver (BA, PhD) University of Notre Dame (MA) |
| Signature | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science |
| Thesis | The Politics of Client Command: Party-Military Relations in Czechoslovakia, 1948–1975 (1981) |
Condoleezza Rice (KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954)[1][2] is an American diplomat and political scientist. She was the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, she was also the U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005 under President George W. Bush. Rice was the first African-American woman secretary of state and national security advisor in U.S. history.[3][4]
Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama as the only child to John W. Rice. She grew up in the Southern United States where it was racially segregated. She got a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver and her master's degree from the University of Notre Dame.
In 1981, Rice got a Doctor of Philosophy from the School of International Studies at the University of Denver.[5][6] She worked at the U.S. Department of State under President Jimmy Carter. She served on the National Security Council to President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1991.
In 2001, Rice became the U.S. national security advisor under President George W. Bush. In 2005, she became the U.S. secretary of State. Since 2020, she has been the 8th director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.[7][8]
References
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica". . 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice - Education, Quotes & Family". Biography. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice -". Archives of Women's Political Communication. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑Plotz, David (May 12, 2000). "Condoleezza Rice: George W. Bush's celebrity adviser". Slate. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑"Condoleezza Rice". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
Official websites
"Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Condoleezza Rice". Office of the Historian.