Condoleezza Rice Born: Future Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice became the first Black woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, navigating post-9/11 foreign policy during two of the most consequential terms in modern American diplomacy. A former Stanford provost and Soviet affairs expert, she shaped the Bush administration's response to terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
November 14, 1954
72 years ago
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