Condoleezza Rice

Rice told Fox News Sunday host, Chris Wallace, "I'm quite certain that there are going to be really fine candidates for president from our party, and I'm looking forward to seeing them and perhaps supporting them." [25] Interviewed on BBC television's The Politics Show on October 23, she again stated her decision not to run, although dodged giving a "Yes" answer when asked whether that meant she would definitely not run in any circumstances. How Tall are The Wiggles:. While she says she is flattered that many people want her to run, she says it is not what she wants to do with her life. The Wiggles' Birthdays:. [24] On October 16, 2005, on NBC's Meet the Press, Rice again declined she would run for President in 2008. The Wiggles recently appeared in the telemovie special Da Kath & Kim Code as guest stars. In May 2005, several of Rice's associates claimed that she is interested in a run for the presidency, but only in draft form. A mention is also made in the popular TV series Scrubs in which Doctor Cox makes a reference to "Jeff that Wiggle that sleeps too darn much" while speaking to another cast member.

How is that? I don't know how many ways to say 'no' in this town." [23]. A measure of the Wiggles' growing fame in America is the fact that Captain Feathersword was mentioned in an episode of the acclaimed political TV drama The West Wing. Interviewed on the subject by Tim Russert on March 14, 2005, Rice declared, "I will not run for president of the United States. By guest-starring on their show, the Wiggles have also introduced non-Australian audiences to performers such as Jimmy Little, Kamahl, and Christine Anu (though many will recognize her by face if not by name). Rice for her part has repeatedly said she has no desire or interest in becoming President. They have also recorded with numerous Australian and international music stars including John Fogerty, Tim Finn and Ross Wilson. Rice," is a 527 group, not approved by any candidate or party, dedicated to the candidacy, and election, of Rice in the 2008 presidential race. [1] The group is currently franchising its concept to non-English speaking countries, with the idea already successfully sold in Taiwan, which now has its own Taiwanese Wiggles.

The most noteworthy of these groups, "Americans for Dr. In 2001 The Wiggles were reported to have earned more than A$14 million, a sum which had grown to A$45 million by 2004. Rice and make her candidacy a reality. All the members play a musical instrument, which has become an important educational aspect of their shows. Currently, dozens of websites and organizations exist, seeking to draft Dr. The Wiggles' music and performances were given an additional strength by the members' interest and experience in live pop music, skills which they incorporate into their CDs, videos and live shows. After the 2004 election, political consultant Dick Morris advocated Rice's candidacy for President in 2008. Informed by their studies and teaching expertise, they brought a fresh approach to the genre which, at its worst, could be simplistic, old-fashioned and sometimes downright patronising in both style and content.

As a result, supporters have touted a future Vice Presidential or Presidential candidacy as a possibility. The quality of content was another crucial factor in The Wiggles' success. Rice has risen to become one of the most powerful female politicians in US history. Increasing reliability, falling cost and simplicity of operation saw many children in this age group learning how to operate CD players and VCRs themselves. Goals include the relocation of hundreds of American diplomats, as well as strengthening requirements for language skills and knowledge of foreign cultures as a prerequisite for professional advancement.[21][22]. Crucially for the Wiggles, both the VCR and the CD player were ideally suited to repeat playing, and like TV before them, both technologies were almost immediately harnessed to entertain the preschool children of the late Baby Boomer generation (most of whom had grown up with TV as a constant childhood companion and babysitter). Rice announced plans for a substantial reorganization of the State Department. By the early 1990s, the introduction of the new compact disc technology saw CD players emulating the near-universal market penetration of TVs and VCRs.

On January 18, 2006, Dr. Just as they did with television in the 1960s, Australians took up the domestic video cassette recorder in the 1980s with extraordinary speed, with the result that, by the end of the 1980s there was both a TV and a VCR in more than 90% of Australian households. ambassador, a senior State Department official said "This was in response to deep concern within the EU over the Extraordinary rendition/Black sites controversy." [20]. By the time the Wiggles became established, two important changes had taken place in the Australian household. After he had already heard that denial from the U.S. But they are very good dancers, and help out when they want to. And she refused to give Ahern a personal assurance Ireland has not been used for secret prisoner transfers. They don't speak at all, and they are very mischievous and cheeky.

intelligence work. The Wagglets are Wags the Dog's 'children' as such, in which he takes care of them in his house. In November 2005, ahead of a visit to Europe, Rice informed Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern that "she expected allies to trust that America does not allow rights abuses" -- a sign she will avoid giving Europe a detailed response on U.S. The Wiggles have a rather unusual house, mainly because it's alive! The house can be very moody and stubborn, and in the movie didn't even recognise the wiggles! When the password 'sillypants' is stated, the house opens up like a lolly wrapper, much to the house's dislike, as he says he thinks he's falling apart. Parks, I probably would not be standing here today as secretary of state." [19]. She was only featured in the video/DVD appropriately named 'Wiggle Bay'. [18] Rice stated, that she and others who grew up in Alabama during the height of Parks' activism might not have realized her impact on their lives at the time, "but I can honestly say that without Mrs. She helped the wiggles find their adrift rowing boat when they visited the bay.

On October 30, 2005, Rice attended a memorial service in Montgomery, Alabama, in Rice's home state, for Rosa Parks, an inspiration for the American Civil Rights Movement. Magdelena is a mermaid who lives in the ocean near Wiggle Bay. On September 30, 2005, as a keynote speaker at Princeton University's Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Rice declared that the Iraq War is "set out to help the people of the Middle East transform their societies." [17]. In The Wiggles Movie: Magical Adventure, Officer Beaples had a speaking role. On September 9, 2005, Rice declared the refusal of Iran to halt its nuclear program unacceptable and called on Russia, China and India to join in threatening United Nations sanctions as punishment. The part is typically mimed; she usually communicates through her whistle, and has many young police officers to teach (As seen on the Wiggles Live Video). She toured the damage from Hurricane Katrina in her home state of Alabama for several days in early September 2005. Dressed resembling a British bobby, Officer Beaples is played by a woman in drag.

[16] When asked by a schoolgirl, "One day you will run for president?" she replied, "President, da, da," before she quickly answered with "nyet, nyet, nyet." When a Russian girl asked how she could become like her, she replied in English, "I don't want to talk about myself.". He longs to be like his grandfather Waldo the Great, and finally realized his dream after winning a magic competition in the Wiggles Movie. During an interview with Russian Echo Moscow Radio, her fluency in the Russian language was tested when she was asked about her intentions concerning running for President. Wally is a children's magician who, despite his regular tries, fails at being a great magician. In person she told Putin: "We see Russia as a partner in solving regional issues, like the Balkans or the Middle East.". Vanessa taught Dorothy how to dance, but was only featured in one video. "There have been some setbacks, but I do still think there is a considerable amount of individual freedom in Russia, which is important." [15]. (A special note is that the video 'Toot Toot Chugga Chugga' Video had a special note at the end acknowledging John's death).

"Trends have not been positive on the democratic side", said Rice. The first Wiggles Chef was John Field Snr., until his death. On the plane trip over, she related comments critical of Putin to reporters. He was played by former Crowded House drummer Paul Hester until his death in 2005. In April 2005, Rice went to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. A friendly cook who taught the wiggles how to cook cold spaghetti, mashed bananas, and hot potatoes. She traveled to Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Turkey, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Italy, France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
There are also some minor extra characters featured in some of the videos/DVDs:.

In February 2005, Rice began an extended tour of Europe and the Middle East for the first time in her official capacity of Secretary of State. Originally played by Anthony Field and his brother Paul Field, Captain Feathersword is now permanently played by Paul Paddick. She identified six such "outposts" in which she said the United States has a duty to foster freedom: Cuba, Zimbabwe, Burma and Belarus, as well as Iran and North Korea. A running joke with Captain Feathersword is his use of the phrase "Well, blow me down!", which usually results in the characters nearest him obeying his wishes by blowing him to the ground with a gust of breath. This term has been called a descendant of Bush's phrase "Axis of Evil" used to describe Iraq, Iran and North Korea. His catch-phrase is "Ahoy There, Me Hearties". In January 2005, during Bush's second inaugural ceremonies, Rice first used the term outposts of tyranny to refer to countries felt to threaten world peace and human rights. Captain Feathersword is a friendly pirate, and is characterised by his pirate coat and hat, eyepatch and eponymous sword made of feathers.

Many analysts argue that Rice's close relationship with Bush is the closest President/Secretary of State relationship since former President Richard Nixon and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the early 1970s.
. Bush. He is said to have a bubbly personality and loves a good joke. Rice has a very close relationship with President George W. Henry lives under the sea and is the leader of the Underwater Big Band. Their reasoning was that Rice had acted irresponsibly in equating Hussein's regime with Islamist terrorism and some could not accept her previous record. Henry likes to wave to all his friends simultaneously, an easily accomplished feat considering his eight tentacles.

Rice and the Bush Administration accountable for their failures in Iraq and in the war on terrorism." All negative votes came from either Democratic or independent senators. He wears tartan clothes, a straw hat and black polished shoes on the end of every tentacle. The negative votes, the most cast against any nomination for Secretary of State since 1825, came from Senators who, according to Boxer, wanted "to hold Dr. Henry is a fun-loving octopus with purple skin. On January 26, 2005, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85–13.
. Boxer questioned Rice on issues about her personal life, which was deemed, by some, as irrelevant. He believes everyone is his friend and is said to love having a good time.

During her hearing, Ms. Wags is a skilled Tango dancer. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted by 16–2 margin to approve the forwarding of Rice's nomination to the full Senate for approval, with Democrats John Kerry and Barbara Boxer voting against Rice. Wags cannot talk, but The Wiggles understand him when he barks. On January 19, 2005, the U.S. Wags also enjoys digging in his garden. Zoellick to be Rice's deputy at the Department of State. He enjoys eating, and is said to keep The Wiggles up all night if he gets hungry.

Trade Representative Robert B. Wags is a tall, brown, furry dog with floppy ears and a happy face. On January 7, 2005, Bush nominated U.S. Dorothy has a heart of gold and is a very friendly dinosaur. Bush named Rice's deputy, Stephen Hadley, to replace her as National Security Advisor. She loves her birthday as The Wiggles always make it a very special fun day for her. On November 16, 2004, Bush nominated Rice to be Secretary of State replacing Powell, whose resignation was made public the day before. She loves dancing, and is known to do ballet, Irish, Scottish, and line dancing.

Rice has stated that she believes race "can be a factor" in university admissions policies [14]. Dorothy is 5 Dinosaur years old, and is very wise for her age. On January 18, 2003, the Washington Post reported that she was involved in crafting Bush's position on race-based preferences. She wears a floppy white hat and enjoys eating roses. In 2003, Rice was also drawn into the debate over the affirmative action admissions policy at the University of Michigan. Dorothy is a large green dinosaur with yellow spots. At a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania campaign rally she said: "While Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the actual attacks on America, Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a part of the Middle East that was festering and unstable, [and] was part of the circumstances that created the problem on September 11." [13]. Occasionally touring without The Wiggles as "Dorothy The Dinosaur And Friends", they enable the group to maintain a touring presence even when The Wiggles themselves are off the road.

She used this occasion to express her belief that Saddam's government in Iraq contributed to circumstances that produced terrorism like the 9/11 attacks on America. They were developed in the early 1990s, and were originally played by group members and by Anthony's brother Paul, but are now played by hired actors. Presidential election, Rice became the first National Security Advisor to campaign for an incumbent president. Aside from the four Wiggles, there are many secondary characters that appear in their many songs and shows. Leading up to the 2004 U.S. American audiences responded warmly to the freewheeling Wiggles style and they now regularly sell out major venues around the country. She thus became the first sitting National Security Advisor to testify on matters of policy. audiences with the same easygoing presentation style that they had used in Australia.

In the end, her appearance before the commission on April 8, 2004, was deemed acceptable in part because she was not actually appearing before Congress. Their early experiences touring in the USA with the 'Barney' shows -- which reportedly featured high production values but lacked spontaneity -- showed The Wiggles that they could break through to U.S. Under pressure, Bush agreed to allow her to publicly testify so long as it did not create a precedent of Presidential staff being required to appear before United States Congress when so requested. Their stage routines are often augmented by some gentle ironic humour aimed at the adults, although this is never done cynically, or at the expense of the children. The White House claimed executive privilege under constitutional separation of powers and cited past tradition in refusing requests for her public testimony. They have, notably, made few concessions to the cultural imperatives supposedly prevalent in the American media, and they still display the same relaxed, accessible and good-natured performance style that was evident in their earlier Australian work. In March 2004, Rice initially refused to publicly testify under oath before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission). Although their live shows have lately become increasingly sophisticated, the Wiggles' basic style has changed little since their earliest days and a Wiggles concert can be enjoyed by parents and children alike.

After Iraq delivered its declaration of weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations on December 8, 2002, it was Rice who wrote an editorial for The New York Times entitled Why We Know Iraq Is Lying. Aside from their commitment, dedication and sheer hard work, a crucial aspect in The Wiggles' American success has been their on-stage spontaneity, humour and talent for improvisation. Rice became one of the most outspoken supporters of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. They now regularly play to packed houses across the USA, have performed at both Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, and have appeared on TV shows such as the NBC "Today" show and the Regis Philbin talk show, as well as featuring in several Thanksgiving Parades in New York City. In 2001, Rice was staff or board member of The Scowcroft Group according to a report entitled 2001 Morse Target. Since it was originally shown from 1997 to 1999, and in 2002 (also entitled Network Wiggles or Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!) on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Kids, The Wiggles are now seen nationally in the USA on the Disney Channel and as a result their popularity has sky-rocketed. She was the first woman to occupy the post. After an initial slow entry into the United States market (touring with the organization that produces the Barney & Friends children's show), the Wiggles secured a breakthrough deal with The Walt Disney Company, and saw their videos and TV series screened to preschool children across America.

On December 17, 2000, Rice was picked to serve as National Security Advisor and stepped down from her position at Stanford. that they had their first major international success. Bush's election campaign in 2000, Rice took a one-year leave of absence from Stanford University to help work as his foreign policy advisor. Their first overseas tours brought the Wiggles to the United States and Britain in the mid-1990s, but like many other Australian acts, it was in the U.S. During George W. They performed literally hundreds of shows each year, their videos and CDs sold in ever increasing numbers and they regularly won every major industry award in their category. In 1997, she sat on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender-Integrated Training in the Military. After several years of relentless touring around Australia, the group were firmly established as the most successful children's entertainment act Australia had ever seen.

Bush's principal advisor on the Soviet Union. With international exposure, the group became extremely popular in the United States and elsewhere in the 2000s. W. Their first CD, released in 1991, is the only recording to feature founding member Philip Wilcher, who left the group soon after the CD's release. In 1990 she became George H. Their combination of kid-friendly songs, videos and characters were a quick hit in Australia in the early 1990s. In 1989 she served as director for Soviet and East European Affairs at the National Security Council and reported directly to National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft. The group was able to capitalise on the contacts and goodwill that The Cockroaches had built up during the 1980s -- that band toured regularly and successfully throughout Australia -- and they also built up their performance expertise and public exposure with occasional busking around Sydney, although they would undoubtedly be mobbed if they were to attempt this today.

She so impressed Bush that he introduced her to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as the one who "tells me everything I know about the Soviet Union."[12]. They developed a hugely successful system where receipts for their shows were split with the centres, who were able to use the popular Wiggles concerts as lucrative fund-raising events. In this position, Rice helped develop Bush's and Secretary of State James Baker's policies in favor of German reunification. Originally a five-piece group, the Wiggles began their career playing at pre-schools and childcare centres. Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. They have also been able to successfully respond to criticism of the content of their act by pointing out the sound theoretical and educational bases of their work. W. They have been (unfairly) accused of pandering to allegedly 'trendy' notions of political correctness, but the Wiggles were in that case able to defend themselves by pointing out that the composition of the group -- including the Chinese-Australian Jeff Fatt -- was a matter of pure happenstance which arose out of a simple necessity, rather than being a concept deliberately created to try and exploit a market or imitate an existing act (e.g Hi-5).

From 1989 through March 1991 (the period of the fall of Berlin Wall and the final days of the Soviet Union), she served in the George H. Although there is now regular coverage of their ongoing financial success, The Wiggles near-universal popularity has meant that they have only rarely been victims of the so-called "tall poppy syndrome", though they have occasionally come in for some mild criticism. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rice served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In the process their success has spawned a slew of lesser imitators including The Hooley Dooleys and the 'concept' children's group Hi-5. In addition, her past board service has encompassed such organizations as the National Council for Soviet and East European Studies, and the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition. Thanks to a productive (if occasionally difficult) alliance with the ABC, the Wiggles created a distinctive blend of music, comedy and educational content that saw them rise over the course of the 1990s to become the most popular and successful children's group in Australian entertainment history, and then in turn become one of the most successful Australian entertainment exports of all time. She was a founding board member of the Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in East Palo Alto, California and East Menlo Park, California, and was Vice President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America of the San Francisco Bay Area. Children's entertainment was up to this time dominated by presence of the long-running ABC-TV children's program Playschool, who marketed much of the most successful children's material, and whose various presenters often performed at children's concerts and similar events.

Rice has also been active in community affairs. In Australia it had become a small but profitable "cottage industry" which operated in fairly traditional styles. Bush. Up to this time, the mass-market potential of entertainment for preschool children had yet to be tapped to its full extent. She also headed Chevron's committee on public policy until she resigned on January 15, 2001, to become National Security Advisor to President George W. Their shows were such a hit with young audiences that they soon found themselves in regular demand and they soon discovered that could earn considerably more working as children's entertainers than as preschool teachers (a profession that is notoriously underpaid in Australia). Chevron honored Rice by naming an oil tanker Condoleezza Rice after her, but controversy led to its being renamed Altair Voyager [9],[10], and [11]. The original five Wiggles initially teamed up to produce a music performance project for their studies.

Morgan, and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. Like Field, Cook had experience playing on the booming Sydney live rock scene of that period; he had played bass in a minor Sydney 1980s pop band, Finger Guns, while working as a clerk at the Australian Taxation Office. She was also on the Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of J.P. Page, the youngest of the group, had come into the course straight from high school, but Cook, Field and Wilcher were all mature-age students. Rice has served on the board of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, The Carnegie Corporation, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Rand Corporation, and KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco. Field enrolled in early childhood studies at Macquarie University in Sydney in the late 1980s, and it was here that he met three other students who were also musicians -- classically trained pianist Philip Wilcher, guitarist and singer Murray Cook and vocalist Greg Page. Rice has written or collaborated on several books, including Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995), The Gorbachev Era (1986), and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). Anthony Field (vocals, guitar) and Jeff Fatt (vocals, keyboards) had been members of The Cockroaches, a popular eighties pub rock band who toured widely and had a number of Top 40 hits in Australia.

Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded honorary doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, the University of Notre Dame in 1995, the Mississippi College School of Law in 2003, the University of Louisville and Michigan State University in 2004. The animal characters also enabled them to create a (hugely successful) range of merchandising items that did not have to rely exclusively on the Wiggles own personae. After departing to enter government service, she returned to Stanford in June 2002 to deliver the commencement address (see [8]). The inclusion of the Dorothy character was one of their most successful innovations, since it enabled them to tap into the massive expansion of interest of dinosaurs among young children. Yet, she managed to maintain friendly contact with various student associations, such as the Venezuelan Student Organization. The basic act was later augmented with popular supporting characters -- the parodic pirate Captain Feathersword (Paul Paddick) and the animal characters Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Wags the Dog. From 1993 to 1999 she served as the Stanford Provost, the chief budget and academic officer of the university. This simple device also allows the Wiggles to go about in public (at least in Australia) with relative ease, since children rarely recognise them without their trademark colors.

They often saw her exercising in the gym, or serving breakfast to undergraduates at Midnight Breakfast, a Stanford tradition during final exams. The colour coding is -- Greg, yellow; Murray, red; Anthony, blue; Jeff, purple. She was quietly cerebral, friendly but decorous, and popular among students. Very early on, they adopted differently coloured shirts for each member, which assisted their recognition by very young children, and they invariably wear the Wiggles 'uniform' when appearing as The Wiggles in the media or in public. She also was an avid reader of Leo Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, and once told a friend she leaned toward the latter in her world view. The Wiggles originally consisted of five people, but for almost all of their career the lineup has consisted of the remaining four founder members. Berkeley's George Breslauer in the mid-1980s. The Wiggles also adapted the Bob Wills tune "Silver Bells That Ring In The Night" with a duck-like "quack quack-quack" in the refrain.

She was a specialist on the former Soviet Union and gave lectures on the subject for the Berkeley-Stanford joint program led by U.C. Much of the Wiggles' music was written by John Field, the brother of the blue wiggle - Anthony. At Stanford University, Rice was an Assistant Professor, Political Science (1981–1987), Associate Professor (1987-1993), Professor of Political Science (1993-July 2000), (see [7]), Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Another distinctive feature of the group's songs is easy-to-repeat gestures, such as the "romp bomp a chomp" hand motions in the song "Dorothy the Dinosaur". In addition to English, she speaks Russian, French, German and Spanish. These costumed characters include Dorothy the Dinosaur (a horticulturalist dinosaur who eats only roses), Captain Feathersword (a harmless pirate), Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, and Officer Beaples (a female police officer who communicates through mime). from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Wiggles songs are often about simple topics that children can relate to: sleeping ("Rock A Bye Bear", "Wake Up Jeff"), eating ("Fruit Salad"), animals ("Do the Monkey", "Rockabye Your Bear", "Ponies") or the cast of characters created for their home videos and TV shows.

In 1981, at age 26, she received her Ph.D. . She first worked in the State Department in 1977, during the Carter administration, as an intern in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Wiggles are an Australian band who specialise in creating and performing music for preschool children. In 1975, she obtained her Master's Degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame. Anthony Wiggle Field. in political science and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver. Jeff Wiggle Fatt.

In 1974, at age 19, Rice earned her B.A. Murray Wiggle Cook. This experience sparked her interest in the Soviet Union and international relations and made her call Korbel, "one of the most central figures in my life" [6]. Greg Wiggle Page. She attended a course on international politics taught by Josef Korbel, the father of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Jeff - single with no children. Her plans changed when she noticed that she did not play well enough for an international career due to a lack of talent and sufficient practice according to her own statements [5]. Anthony - married with two children.

At age 15, Rice began classes with the goal of becoming a concert pianist. Greg - married with two children. After studying piano at an Aspen music camp, Rice enrolled at the University of Denver, where her father both served as an assistant dean and taught a class called "The Black Experience in America." [4]. Murray - married with two children. Rice states that growing up during racial segregation taught her determination against adversity, and the need to be "twice as good" as non-minorities [3]. Jeff: 177 cm (5'10"). Rice was eight when her schoolmate Denise McNair was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-American Sixteenth Street Baptist Church by white supremacists on September 15, 1963. Anthony: 182cm (6').

Rice's father, John Wesley Rice, Jr., worked for Alma Powell's uncle as a high-school guidance counselor, and was an ordained minister who preached on weekends; Rice's mother, Angelena, was a teacher." [2] In 1967, the family moved to Denver when her father accepted an administrative position at the University of Denver. Murray: 192 cm (6'3 1/2"). Secretary of State, Colin Powell; her father and her uncle were the principals of two black high schools in town. Greg: 194 cm (6'4 1/2"). Occupying the next rung down was the family of Alma Powell, wife of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Jeff: 21st July. In an article for the New Yorker, Nicholas Leman, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, writes, "Birmingham had one notably rich black family, the Gastons, who were in the insurance business. Murray: 30th June.

[1]. Anthony: 8th May. The name "Condoleezza" is derived from the Italian music-related expression, "Con dolcezza", meaning "with sweetness". Greg: 16th January. Her father was a minister at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and her mother was a music teacher. Greg wears a yellow shirt, drives the Big Red Car, and often performs magic tricks. Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and is the only child of Angelena Rice and the Reverend John Wesley Rice (Jr.). Originally, he wore a green shirt but switched to blue because Dorothy is green.

. Anthony eats healthy food, especially fruit salad. Her deputy is Robert Zoellick. Murray wears a red shirt and plays a guitar. Before joining the Bush administration, she was a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. Jeff wears a purple shirt and falls asleep (children are asked to shout 'Wake Up Jeff!'). Condoleezza Rice was previously Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term (2001–2005).

She replaced Colin Powell on January 26, 2005. Bush. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. White House Information [35].

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"Condi: The girl who cracked the ice". Felix, Antonia. Rice currently resides at the famous Watergate Apartments in Washington, DC, where many famous leaders live and have lived, including Supreme Court Justices, Cabinet members, and Senators. Dr.

Her height is 5' 8". [34]. Rice attracted press attention for her choice of footwear while visiting an American military base in Germany. In February 2005, Dr.

Mary's Academy, Englewood, Colorado, Class of 1970. High school: graduated from St. She is a former competitive figure skater. [33].

She also played Glenn Gould's piano while meeting with Michaëlle Jean the Governor General of Canada at Rideau Hall on October 25, 2005. She 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 [31] [32] (Picture of Rice and Yo-Yo Ma). She started learning music at age three. Rice had surgery to remove a benign uterine fibroid.

In November 2004, Dr. [30]. She was reported to have accidentally referred to President Bush as her "husband" at a Washington dinner party, before quickly correcting herself. Rice is unmarried, though she has dated before and was even temporarily engaged to Denver Broncos receiver Rick Upchurch, who, in 2000, was named one of the 300 best NFL players of all time [29].

Dr. [28]. Rice was a Democrat until 1982 when she changed her political affiliation to Republican after growing averse to President Carter's foreign policy. Dr.

Rice has stated several times in interviews that she has aspirations of becoming the Commissioner of the National Football League. Dr. Rice the world's most powerful woman. In August 2004 [26] and again in August 2005 [27], Forbes magazine named Dr.

Condoleezza Rice was taken to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a young child for psychological testing, where she was found to be a genius with an extraordinarily high IQ. Condoleezza Rice's father, the Reverend John Wesley Rice, worked as a counsellor in the same Birmingham (Alabama) school where former Secretary of State Colin Powell's uncle was principal. Rice's closest mentors, college professor Josef Korbel, was former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's father. One of Dr.

Rice is second cousin to former NAACP Lawyer Connie Rice. Dr. (Madeleine Albright was a naturalized citizen and therefore ineligible to succeed). This is a higher ranking in the presidential line of succession than any other woman has ever achieved.

Rice is fourth in line to succeed the President. Dr. Rice is the first African American woman, second African American (after Colin Powell), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright) to serve as Secretary of State. Dr.