Condoleezza Rice

Political Scientist and Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice - Political Scientist and Secretary of State
Born

November 14th, 1954
70 years ago

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

United States

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Served as the 66th United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009. Worked as a political scientist and academic with a focus on international relations. Held previous positions such as National Security Advisor and provost at Stanford University. Contributed to foreign policy decisions during the George W. Bush administration.

Served as the first African American woman Secretary of State

Played a key role in U.S. foreign policy post-9/11

Authored several books on international relations and policy

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