Condoleezza Rice
| Condoleezza Rice | |
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| 66th United States Secretary of State | |
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In office January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy |
Richard Armitage Robert Zoellick John Negroponte |
| Preceded by | Colin Powell |
| Succeeded by | Hillary Clinton |
| 20th National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Stephen Hadley |
| Preceded by | Sandy Berger |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hadley |
| Provost of Stanford University | |
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In office 1993–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Lieberman |
| Succeeded by | John L. Hennessy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 14, 1954 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party |
Democratic (Before 1982) Republican (1982–present) |
| Education |
University of Denver (BA, PhD) University of Notre Dame (MA) |
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Condoleezza "Condi" Rice (/ˌkɒndəˈliːzə raɪs/; born November 14, 1954) is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, as well as the second African-American Secretary of State (after Colin Powell), and the second female Secretary of State (after Madeleine Albright). Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position. Before joining the Bush administration, she was a professor of political science at Stanford University, where she served as provost from 1993 to 1999. Rice also served on the National Security Council as the Soviet and Eastern Europe Affairs Advisor to President George H. W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification.
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