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Line 1: − + − − First she was Bush's national security advisor and then his Secretary of State. − − She has been ranked the most powerful woman in the whole world for all years in the last three except for last year, when Hilary Clinton was decided to be more powerful. She is also one of many among a very few blacks who is ranked as powerful by Time Magazine.[http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/] + − == Earlier Life and Education ==+ − Condoleza graduated in 1970. When she was only just 19 and 1974 was the year Rice got her degree in political science and her Phi Beta Kappa from the University of [[Denver]]. At [[Notre Dame]] she became a masters.She joined the State Department in 1977 to work for Jimmy Carter and administration, while interning. She was only 26 in 1981 and got her Phd. She speaks Russian, French, German, and the Spanish as well as of course English. − A Democrat until later in 1982 she changed her political affiliation to Republican because of the failures of the [[Jimmy Carter]] foreign policy of two years earlier. Her father also swiched after Democrat to Republican from being denied votes by Democratic vote stealers. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/ricetext080100.htm] − + − + Line 74:
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'''Condoleezza Rice''' is the 66th of United States Secretary of State, as well as George W. Bush's second, coming after Colin Powell was. She was the first Black and the first woman to be Secretary of State, underlying George W. Bush's commitment to diversity, as well as with Colin Powell did.
'''Condoleezza Rice''' is the 66th of United States Secretary of State, and the first African-American woman to hold the post. Prior to assuming her duties as Secretary of State, she served as President Bush's national security advisor.
== Earlier Life and Education ==
Dr. Rice earned her B. A. in political science from the University of Denver in 1974 at age 19. The following year, she recieved her M.A. from the University of Notre Dame. She returned to the University of Denver, where she was awarded the Ph.D. in 1981. She speaks Russian, French, German, and the Spanish as well as of course English.
While in Denver she dated a pro baller, but they did not marry. There was also talk among people of her being involved with the minister of foreign Canada, who's name is Peter Mckay.[http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10B15F93E550C708DDDA00894DE404482]
While in Denver she dated a pro baller, but they did not marry. Some people claim she is of involved with Canadian Foreign Minister Peter McKay.[http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10B15F93E550C708DDDA00894DE404482]
== Career In Academia ==
== Career In Academia ==
Condoleeza was first as a professor's assistant at Stanford(1981–1987). She eventuall got a tenure to become a Professor Associate(1987–1993), then Provost professor, the chief budget and academic (1993–2000), and entirely Professor (1993–present).[http://www.forbes.com/2001/10/15/crice.html] She was the first black, first woman and first young person to be Provost.[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/index.html] She was also a Hoover fellow. Her expertise was on the Soviet Union, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, and other Russian.
Condoleeza was first as a professor's assistant at Stanford(1981–1987). She eventually earned tenure, becoming an Associate Professor (1987–1993), then Professor, and later Provost.[http://www.forbes.com/2001/10/15/crice.html] She was the first black, first woman and the youngest person to be Provost.[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/index.html] She was also a Hoover Institute fellow. Her primary expertise was the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact nations.
As Provost, Dr. Rice was to make the University's budget level, although because the deficet was so large it was said it was impossible, a prediction which Condoleeza happily broke not only but over balanced it so there was profit. [http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1999/june9/rice-69.html]
As Provost, Dr. Rice was to make the University's budget level, although because the deficet was so large it was said it was impossible, a prediction which Condoleeza happily broke not only but over balanced it so there was profit. [http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1999/june9/rice-69.html]
Although some have criticized this as fearmongering she was herself only warning about the need for caution and the consequences of error, and because it was shown that Saddam could have gotten WMDs if he had wanted to the critics generally say that this position has been vindicated.
Although some have criticized this as fearmongering she was herself only warning about the need for caution and the consequences of error, and because it was shown that Saddam could have gotten WMDs if he had wanted to the critics generally say that this position has been vindicated.
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