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  2. Condoleezza Rice (/ ˌ k ɒ n d ə ˈ l iː z ə / KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

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    Condoleezza Rice is the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University. In 2001, Rice was appointed national security adviser by President George W. Bush, becoming the first African American woman (and woman) to hold the post, and went on to become the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.

    Rice was born on November 14, 1954, in Birmingham, Alabama. The only child of a Presbyterian minister and a teacher, Rice grew up surrounded by racism in the segregated South. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver in 1974, her master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975, and her Ph.D. from the Un...

    In the mid-1980s, Rice spent a period in Washington, D.C., working as an international affairs fellow attached to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1989, she became director of Soviet and East European affairs with the National Security Council, and special assistant to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Unionand German reu...

    Rice's books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army(1984).

    In August 2012, Rice and South Carolina businesswoman Darla Moore became the first women to (simultaneously) become members of the Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia. The event was monumental: The Augusta National Golf Club, which opened in 1933, had infamously been known for its all-male membership and repeated failure to admi...

    Learn about the life and career of Condoleezza Rice, the first Black woman to serve as U.S. national security adviser and secretary of state. Find out her education, books, quotes, and achievements in politics and academia.

  3. Apr 26, 2024 · Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.) is an American educator and politician, who served as national security adviser (2001–05) and secretary of state (2005–09) to U.S. Pres. George W. Bush. At age 15 Rice entered the University of Denver.

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  4. Dec 19, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Condoleezza Rice, the first Black woman to serve as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State in the U.S. government. Find out how she rose from humble beginnings in Alabama to become a renowned diplomat, professor, and author.

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  5. May 8, 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. Condoleezza Rice. Rice, Condoleezza 1954–. views 3,792,407 updated May 08 2018. Condoleezza Rice 1954 –. National Security Advisor. At a Glance … Selected Writings. Sources. Born into a family of educators, Condoleezza Rice became an educator, but she did not limit her teaching to a school setting.

  6. As a child Condoleezza Rice dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. Her love for international music translated into a successful career in international diplomacy. Throughout her career, Rice became the first African American woman to hold several positions, including Secretary of State.

  7. Nov 14, 2004 · Introduction. Condoleezza Rice was nominated for Secretary of State by George W. Bush on November 14, 2004, and assumed office on January 26, 2005. She served for four years, leaving the position on January 20, 2009. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State.

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