Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza "Condi" Riceis an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, as well as the second African American secretary of state, and the second female secretary of state. Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 November 1954
CityBirmingham, MI
CountryUnited States of America
There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.
I grew up in a very loving middle class family. My parents were educators. I'm not even the first PhD in my family. They tried to shield me, just as other parents in my neighborhood tried to shield their children. But you knew there was a reason that you couldn't go to that theme park or to a movie theater or to a hamburger stand. They couldn't shield you completely. What they did though was they never let it be an excuse for not achieving, and they always said racism is somebody else's problem, not yours. They tried in that way not to make us bitter about Birmingham.
America is a remarkable place in that social attitudes change almost imperceptibly, and then you wake up the next day and they've changed. But they've been changing all the time.
I think it's very humble to believe that there is no man, woman or child who should live in tyranny. That people who say, well, maybe Arabs just aren't ready for democracy or maybe Africans just are going to have corrupt governments, that seems to me arrogant.
History's long arc is different than the today's headlines.
What the United States has done hasn't always been liked or popular. But if you look at some of the most populous places in the world - China, India - the United States is not only respected but, in fact, popular.
We recognize any policy will sometimes result in errors, and when it happens, we will do everything we can to rectify it.
tremendous opportunity to achieve real security and lasting democracy and true reconciliation in the Balkans.
to lead the region in promoting democracy, as it has done in pursuit of peace.
We were within international waters, we were within international airspace, when this incident occurred, ... An apology is not forthcoming.
We do have to be vigilant and to demonstrate that we know the difficulties that that government is causing for its neighbors. Those relationships are deeply concerning to us and to me. And we are very concerned about a democratically elected leader who governs in an illiberal way.
We really want to be ready to hit the ground running with this new government when it's ready to go.
To succeed in this war we must effectively explain our policies and fundamental values to people around the world,
You have to go out and warn. You have a duty to warn, ... Late Edition.