Condoleezza Rice

14 november 1954

15 september 1963

10 mei 1975

1 augustus 1981

1 maart 1989

1 juni 1993

20 januari 2001

26 januari 2005

26 januari 2009

17 januari 2017

14november
1954
14 November 1954

Birth of Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, during a time of racial segregation. She was the only child of Angelena and John Wesley Rice, Jr., both educators and Presbyterian church leaders.

15september
1963
15 September 1963

Lost a Friend at the Birmingham Church Bombing

Rice was a friend of one of the four African American girls who were killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham by white supremacists. This event influenced her perspective on racial politics and the American civil rights movement.

10mei
1975
10 May 1975

Bachelor's Degree in Political Science

Condoleezza Rice earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver. She graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

01augustus
1981
01 August 1981

First Woman to be Tenured at Stanford's Political Science Department

Condoleezza Rice became the first woman and first African American to be awarded tenure in Stanford University's Department of Political Science.

01maart
1989
01 March 1989

Senior Director of Soviet and East European Affairs

Rice served as Senior Director of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification from 1989 to 1991.

01juni
1993
01 June 1993

Provost of Stanford University

Condoleezza Rice returned to Stanford in 1993 to take on the role of Provost, becoming the first woman and first African American to hold the position.

20januari
2001
20 January 2001

National Security Advisor by President George W. Bush

Rice was appointed National Security Advisor by President George W. Bush, becoming the first woman to hold this position.

26januari
2005
26 January 2005

Confirmed as 66th U.S. Secretary of State

She was confirmed as Secretary of State and became the second woman and the first African American woman to hold this post.

26januari
2009
26 January 2009

Return to Academia Becoming a Faculty Member at Stanford University

Following the end of the Bush administration, Rice returned to academia and became a faculty member at Stanford University, and a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, LLC.

17januari
2017
17 January 2017

Release of 'Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom'

Condoleezza Rice published a book titled 'Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom', reflecting on her experiences in foreign policy and her belief in the global expansion of democracy.

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