Condoleezza Rice Autographed Photograph
Condoleezza “Condi” Rice was born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama. Her father was a Presbyterian Minister, high school guidance counselor and dean of students at Stillman College; and her mother was a high school science, music and oratory teacher. She grew up experiencing the racial segregation during her youth, which was still prevalent in the South. Her family moved Denver, Colorado in 1967 and her father became an assistant dean at the University of Denver, where Condoleezza enrolled after graduating high school. She then pursued and obtained a master’s degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame, and later obtained her Ph.D. in political science from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Initially pursuing a career in academics, she became a political science professor at Stanford University, and in 1993 was named as Provost for the university, becoming its first woman and first African American to serve in that position.
In 1986, Condoleezza Rice became a special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Then, from 1989 through March 1991, she served as director, and then senior director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and as a Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush for National Security Affairs.
After returning to her position at Stanford for a few years, she then took a leave of absence from the university during George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential election campaign, in order to serve as his foreign policy advisor.
After George Bush’s successful campaign, he named Condoleezza Rice as his National Security Advisor, a position she held during his entire first term of President. She was the first woman to hold the position, and she earned the nickname of “Warrior Princess” as a reflection of her strong nerve, yet delicate manners.
During her tenure as National Security Advisor, she served during a critical time, during which the United States suffered from the terror attacks of 9/11, and was involved in the decision and authorization to use controversial interrogation techniques with captives. She also was a proponent of the 2003 invasion of Irag.
After his successful bid for reelection, President Bush named Condoleezza Rice to serve as Secretary of State during his Administration’s second term. Under her leadership, the State Department was reformed and restructured, as she instituted a goal of “Transformational Diplomacy” through which the department focused on advancing democratic reform in other nations, and building nation partners of democratic, well-governed states that could not only respond to the needs of their people, but also conduct themselves responsibly in the international system.
At the conclusion of the Bush Administration, Condoleezza Rice returned to Stanford University, and became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The item in my collection is an autographed photograph of Condoleezza Rice.
Initially pursuing a career in academics, she became a political science professor at Stanford University, and in 1993 was named as Provost for the university, becoming its first woman and first African American to serve in that position.
In 1986, Condoleezza Rice became a special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Then, from 1989 through March 1991, she served as director, and then senior director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and as a Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush for National Security Affairs.
After returning to her position at Stanford for a few years, she then took a leave of absence from the university during George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential election campaign, in order to serve as his foreign policy advisor.
After George Bush’s successful campaign, he named Condoleezza Rice as his National Security Advisor, a position she held during his entire first term of President. She was the first woman to hold the position, and she earned the nickname of “Warrior Princess” as a reflection of her strong nerve, yet delicate manners.
During her tenure as National Security Advisor, she served during a critical time, during which the United States suffered from the terror attacks of 9/11, and was involved in the decision and authorization to use controversial interrogation techniques with captives. She also was a proponent of the 2003 invasion of Irag.
After his successful bid for reelection, President Bush named Condoleezza Rice to serve as Secretary of State during his Administration’s second term. Under her leadership, the State Department was reformed and restructured, as she instituted a goal of “Transformational Diplomacy” through which the department focused on advancing democratic reform in other nations, and building nation partners of democratic, well-governed states that could not only respond to the needs of their people, but also conduct themselves responsibly in the international system.
At the conclusion of the Bush Administration, Condoleezza Rice returned to Stanford University, and became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The item in my collection is an autographed photograph of Condoleezza Rice.
