Condoleezza Rice Biography

Birth of Condoleezza Rice in Birmingham, Alabama.

Moves to Denver, Colorado, attends St. Marys Academy, a private all-girls Catholic high school in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

Receives her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver

Obtains her Masters Degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame

Works in the State Department during the Carter administration, as an intern in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

At the age of 26, receives a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate School of International Studies at Denver

Hired by Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in Political Science (1981-1987)

Was a Democrat until 1982 when she changes her political affiliation to Republican Party after growing averse to former President Carters foreign policy

While an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rice serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Appointed Associate Professor (1987-1993)

Appointed Adviser to the Bush administration on foreign policy and military issues

From 1989 through March 1991 serves in President Bushs administration as Director then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President

Appointed full Professor (1993-present)

Named a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution

Sits on the Federal Advisery Committee on Gender-Integrated Training in the Military

Appointed Adviser for the Bush election campaign

Appointed Adviser for the Bush election campaign

Appointed to serve as National Security Adviser, earns the nickname of "Warrior Princess," reflecting strong nerve and delicate manners, the first woman to occupy the post

Rice headed Chevrons committee on public policy until she resigned on January 15, 2001, to become National Security Adviser to President George W. Bush

Helps shape the administration's policy linking a Palestinian state to accountable government and security reform.

After Iraq denied weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations, Rice wries an editorial for The New York Times entitled "Why We Know Iraq Is Lying"

States regarding Iraqi WMD: "The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud". After Iraq denied weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations, Rice writes an editorial for The New York Times entitled "Why We Know Iraq Is Lying"

After Iraq denied weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations, Rice writes an editorial for The New York Times entitled "Why We Know Iraq Is Lying. After Iraq denied weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations, Rice writes an editorial for The New York Times entitled "Why We Know Iraq Is Lying"

Appointed Secretary of State, replaces outgoing secretary Colin Powell

Rice becomes the first National Security Adviser to campaign for an incumbent President

Testifies that there was no concrete evidence to show the 9/11 attack was imminent, the first sitting National Security Adviser to testify on matters of policy

Bush nominates Rice to be Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice Attends a memorial service in Montgomery, Alabama, in Rices home state, for Rosa Parks, an inspiration for the American Civil Rights Movement

Condoleezza Rice Attends a memorial service in Montgomery, Alabama, in Rices home state, for Rosa Parks, an inspiration for the American Civil Rights Movement

Senate confirms her nomination by 85-13, the negative votes, the most cast against any for Secretary of State since 1825, came from Senators who wanted to hold Rice and Bush accountable for failures in Iraq and terrorism. Confirmed by Senate by 85-13 as the 1st African-American woman Secretary of State

Supports the understandings announced by Sharon and Abbas after Arafat's death.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei should either toughen his stance on Iran or fail to be chosen for a third term as IAEA head

US National Security Strategy decries Iran, stating that "Iran has violated its Non-proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and refuses to provide objective guarantees that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes