Rice, Condoleezza
1954- · Contribution: 2001-2009
Law & Civil Rights
First Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State; first woman to serve as National Security Advisor
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1954-
- Category
- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
Rice reached the summit of American foreign policy, becoming the first Black woman to serve as the nation's top diplomat and a defining figure of her era's national security.
Sources
- U.S. Department of State (Office of the Historian)
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