Condoleezza Rice

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1. A first

   On December 16, 2000, Rice became National Security Advisor, the first woman to hold that post, and she left her job at Stanford.

2. A first

   In Bush's second term, Rice took over from Colin Powell as Secretary of State. She was the first African-American woman and the second woman, after Madeleine Albright, to hold that office.

3. A first

   Rice served as Secretary of State and traveled heavily, initiating many diplomatic efforts for the Bush administration. She logged more miles in that position than anyone else.

4. A first

   In 1993, Casper named Rice provost of Stanford, the university's chief budget and academic officer. She became the first woman, first African-American, and youngest person to hold that post in Stanford's history.

5. Languages

   In the summer of 1979, Rice studied the Russian language at Moscow State University. She also completed an internship with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California.