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Condoleezza Rice: The woman of steel boasts of many firsts

Dr Condoleezza Rice (Shutterstock)

Dr Condoleezza Rice is famously known for serving as the 66th United States Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, the first African-American woman to ever hold the position.

“Over the past four years, America has benefitted from the wise counsel of Dr. Condoleezza Rice and our family has been enriched by our friendship with this remarkable person. We lover her – I don’t know if you’re supposed to say that about the secretary of state,” President George W Bush lauded Dr Rice during her swearing-in as the Secretary of State in January 2005.

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