Condoleezza rice, unmarried, is an American female politician and the 66th Secretary of State of the State Council. She is the first African-American Secretary of State in American history, the second African-American Secretary of State after Colin Powell, and the second female Secretary of State (the first is madeleine albright). During the first term of U.S. President George W. Bush, Rice served as national security adviser. She is the second African-American and the first woman to hold this position. On June 165438+1October16, 2004, Bush nominated Rice to succeed Powell as Secretary of State. On October 26th, 2005, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by 85 votes to 13, and was sworn in on the same day. Rice's proposition has always been the main means to solve foreign relations by military means, and her style is hawkish with Rumsfeld and other officials.
Rice, whose struggle history is legendary. In just 20 years, she changed from a discriminated black girl to a famous diplomatic official, miraculously completing the transformation from an ugly duckling. Someone asked her the secret of success,
She said simply, because I worked eight times as hard.
When Rice was young, racial discrimination in the United States was still very serious. Especially in Birmingham, where she lives, people have low status and are bullied by white people everywhere. Rice 10-year-old family visited the capital, but because she is black, she can't visit the White House. Xiao Fan was ashamed. She stared at the white house for a long time, then turned around and slowly told her father: One day, I will be the owner of that house! Rice's parents appreciate her ambition and often instill in him the idea that the best way to improve the situation of black people is to achieve extraordinary achievements. If you rush forward with double energy, you may catch up with half of the white people; If you are willing to work four times as hard, you can keep pace with white people; If you are willing to work eight times harder, you will definitely be ahead of the white people.
In order to "walk in front of white people", she has been studying hard for decades, accumulating knowledge and increasing talents. Besides her mother tongue, she is also proficient in Russian, French and Spanish. It was admitted to the University of Denver and received a doctorate. At the age of 26, she was the youngest professor at Stanford University and later became the youngest provost in the history of Stanford University. She also won the first prize in the American Youth Piano Competition. Besides, she also studied tennis, figure skating, ballet and etiquette seriously. He should do what white people can do, and she should do what white people can't. Heaven rewards hard work, and she finally stands out and flies to the sky.