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[[Image:Secretary Rice With Queen Elizabeth.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Secretary Rice with Queen Elizabeth II]]

[[Image:Secretary Rice With Queen Elizabeth.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Secretary Rice with Queen Elizabeth II]]

Dr. Rice is a classically trained pianist and fourth-generation pianist on her mother's side. "At 15 she performed Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, her prize for winning a student competition. Until college she intended to pursue music professionally." <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/arts/music/09tomm.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1228244731-etUkA26YO83zkj8FNgoJBw Condoleezza Rice on Piano], Anthony Tommasini, ''New York Times'', April 9, 2006</ref>

Dr. Rice is a classically trained pianist and fourth-generation pianist on her mother's side. "At 15 she performed Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, her prize for winning a student competition. Until college she intended to pursue music professionally." <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/arts/music/09tomm.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1228244731-etUkA26YO83zkj8FNgoJBw Condoleezza Rice on Piano], Anthony Tommasini, ''New York Times'', April 9, 2006</ref>

On December 1, 2008, Secretary Rice gave a [[piano]] recital for [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460105,00.html Rice Plays Piano at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II], Associated Press, ''Fox News'', December 02, 2008</ref>

On December 1, 2008, Secretary Rice gave a [[piano]] recital for [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460105,00.html Rice Plays Piano at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II], Associated Press, ''Fox News'', December 02, 2008</ref>

== Career In Academia ==

== Career In Academia ==

Condoleeza was first an Assistant Professor at [[Stanford]] (1981–1987). She eventually earned tenure, becoming an Associate Professor (1987–1993), then Professor, and later Provost.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2001/10/15/crice.html Provost].</ref> She was the first black, first woman and the youngest person to be Provost.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/index.html Hoover Institute].</ref> She was also a [[Hoover Institute]] fellow. Her primary expertise was the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Warsaw Pact]] nations.  

Condoleeza was first an Assistant Professor at [[Stanford]] (1981–1987). She eventually earned tenure, becoming an Associate Professor (1987–1993), then Professor, and later Provost.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2001/10/15/crice.html Provost].</ref> She was the first black, first woman and the youngest person to be Provost.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/index.html Hoover Institute].</ref> She was also a [[Hoover Institute]] fellow. Her primary expertise was the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Warsaw Pact]] nations.  

As Provost, Dr. Rice balanced the budget, even though the deficit was said to be impossibly large, a prediction which Rice happily proved wrong.<ref>[http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1999/june9/rice-69.html Stanford University].</ref>

As Provost, Dr. Rice balanced the budget, even though the deficit was said to be impossibly large, a prediction which Rice happily proved wrong.<ref>[http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1999/june9/rice-69.html Stanford University].</ref>

On 2000, Rice was appointed National Security Advisor and no longer served at Stanford. She was the first woman ever to serve in the position. Over 2001, Rice worked with CIA Director George Tenet almost daily on terrorism and national security issues.  

On 2000, Rice was appointed National Security Advisor and no longer served at Stanford. She was the first woman ever to serve in the position. Over 2001, Rice worked with CIA Director George Tenet almost daily on terrorism and national security issues.  

In early 2003, former [[First Lady]] and now Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] spoke of disarming [[Saddam Hussein]]: "this is something that I have followed for a decade. If he were serious about disarming he would have been much more forthcoming...there is no accounting for the chemical and biological stocks."  Dr. Rice repeated these sentiments in an article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' entitled ''Why We Know Iraq Is Lying,'' "instead of implementing national initiatives to disarm, Iraq maintains institutions whose sole purpose is to thwart the work of the inspectors."[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030123-1.html]

In early 2003, former [[First Lady]] and now Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] spoke of disarming [[Saddam Hussein]]: "this is something that I have followed for a decade. If he were serious about disarming he would have been much more forthcoming...there is no accounting for the chemical and biological stocks."  Dr. Rice repeated these sentiments in an article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' entitled ''Why We Know Iraq Is Lying,'' "instead of implementing national initiatives to disarm, Iraq maintains institutions whose sole purpose is to thwart the work of the inspectors."[https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030123-1.html]

Leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Rice campaigned for the incumbent president. She used this moment to state her belief that Saddam's government in Iraq contributed to the instability that produced the opportunity for a terrorist attack like the 9/11 attacks on America. At a Pittsburgh, she said "While Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the actual attacks on America, Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a part of the Middle East that was festering and unstable, [and] was part of the circumstances that created the problem on September 11."

Leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Rice campaigned for the incumbent president. She used this moment to state her belief that Saddam's government in Iraq contributed to the instability that produced the opportunity for a terrorist attack like the 9/11 attacks on America. At a Pittsburgh, she said "While Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the actual attacks on America, Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a part of the Middle East that was festering and unstable, [and] was part of the circumstances that created the problem on September 11."