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Rice headed Chevron's committee on public policy until she resigned on January 15, 2001, to become National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. Chevron honored Rice by naming an oil tanker Condoleezza Rice after her, but controversy led to its being renamed Altair Voyager.
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.
She went on to become the first African American woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State — she became the nation's 66th Secretary of State in 2004, following Colin Powell 's resignation, and ...
Rice’s term as Secretary of State ended on January 21, 2009, when she was succeeded by former First Lady and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. On August 29, 2012, Rice expressed her feelings on having served as Secretary of State and set aside rumors that she might be considering running for high elected office.
From murderous Jim Crow–era Birmingham, Alabama, via the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, to the defeat of Soviet Communism, the past has had a powerful influence over the worldview of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former national security advisor and secretary of state.
Condoleezza Rice was the U.S. national security advisor on Sept. 11, 2001 and helped shape America’s response to the terrorist attacks that day.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday on ABC's "The View," that the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was an "assault on law and order" but that it's...
In 2004, Rice was selected as the Secretary of State of the United States. She was the first African American woman to hold this position. In her role, Rice worked to promote peace globally. She placed American diplomats throughout the Middle East, especially in areas of major turmoil.
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 became one of the most influential women in the world of global politics when President George W. Bush (1946 –) named her as his national security adviser in December of 2000. Her role became extremely important after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and the Pentagon in Washington.