Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as National Security Advisor (2001–2005) and Secretary of State (2005–2009) under President George W.
Bush—the first Black woman to hold either position.
Her name, derived from the Italian musical term *con dolcezza* (with sweetness), is occasionally referenced in discussions of unusual given names.
California private research university
- provostSenior academic administrator
- professorSenior university teacher
- political scienceStudy of governance systems
- universityHigher education institution
scholar · faculty · tenure · research · Ph.D. · lecturer · academic · intellectual
U.S. ethnic identity category
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- BirminghamMajor city, two continents
- AlabamaDeep South state
segregation · role model · author · memoir · civil rights era · woman · glass ceiling · childhood
GOP party member
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- Bush administrationU.S. executive branch tenure
- secretary of stateTop diplomat in cabinet
national security advisor · Cheney · Rumsfeld · neoconservative · foreign policy · Iraq War · right-wing · stateswoman
Art of government
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
foreign relations · international affairs · envoy · bilateral · multilateral · peace talks · diplomatic mission · protocol
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- concert pianistProfessional public keyboard performer
- SteinwayLegendary piano manufacturer
- recitalSolo musical performance
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
Brahms · Bach · Beethoven · accompanist · virtuoso · musical training · keyboard · sonata
Stanford
California private research university
- provostSenior academic administrator
- professorSenior university teacher
- political scienceStudy of governance systems
university · scholar · faculty · tenure · research · Ph.D. · lecturer · academic · intellectual · dissertation
African-American
U.S. ethnic identity category
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- BirminghamMajor city, two continents
Alabama · segregation · role model · author · memoir · civil rights era · woman · glass ceiling · childhood · Denver
Republican
GOP party member
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- Bush administrationU.S. executive branch tenure
secretary of state · national security advisor · Cheney · Rumsfeld · neoconservative · foreign policy · Iraq War · right-wing · stateswoman · cabinet
statecraft
Art of government
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
summit · foreign relations · international affairs · envoy · bilateral · multilateral · peace talks · diplomatic mission · protocol · delegation
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- concert pianistProfessional public keyboard performer
- SteinwayLegendary piano manufacturer
- recitalSolo musical performance
chamber music · Brahms · Bach · Beethoven · accompanist · virtuoso · musical training · keyboard · sonata · performance
- Foreign Policy ThinkersHenry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, John Bolton
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush
- University Presidents
- Stanford FacultyPaul Ehrlich
Condoleezza RiceNoam Chomsky
Influential linguist and activist
Ron Paul · Rand Paul · Bernie Sanders · dove · isolationist
Condoleezza RiceHillary Clinton
Madeleine Albright · Barack Obama · Nancy Pelosi · John Kerry · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez