Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice, (born November 14 1954), is the second United States Secretary of State in the administration of President George W. Bush. She replaced Colin Powell on January 26, 2005 to become the first African American woman, second African American (after Powell), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright) to serve in that post.

Trivia

• Rice has stated several times in interviews that she has aspirations of becoming the Commissioner of the National Football League.
• Rice was a Democrat until 1982 when she changed her political affiliation to Republican. http://www.nydailynews.com/04-04-2004/news/gossip/story/180472p-156691c.html
• Rice is unmarried. She was reported to have accidentally referred to President Bush as her "husband" at a Washington dinner party, before quickly correcting herself. http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_10245/
• In November 2004, Rice had surgery to remove a non-cancerous fibroid tumor on her uterus.
• Rice made use of her pianist training to accompany cellist Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms's Violin Sonata in D minor at Constitution Hall in April 2002 for the National Medal of Arts Awards. http://www.redludwig.com/news/archive/042402.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4684024/ Picture of Rice and Yo-Yo Ma
• High school: graduated from St. Mary's Academy, Englewood, Colorado, Class of 1970.
• In February 2005, Rice attracted press attention for her choice of footwear while visiting an American military base in Germany. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51640-2005Feb24.html
• She learned to read music at the age of 3.
• Her height is 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
• Her first name is a variation on the Italian musical term "con dolcezza," which is a direction to play with sweetness. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=841618&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
• In 2004, Rice won a Razzie for Worst Screen Couple (with George W. Bush).
• Member and fan of Australian rules football club Adelaide Crows upon official visit from Australian Foreign Minister Hon Alexander Downer.