Politicians from Denver, Colorado - Condoleezza Rice, Tom Tancredo, Michael Bennet, Mark Ferrandino, Mark Udall, Jeanne Labuda, Ken Summers (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Condoleezza Rice, Tom Tancredo, Michael Bennet, Mark Ferrandino, Mark Udall, Jeanne Labuda, Ken Summers, Bill Ritter, Andrew Romanoff, Alan K. Simpson, Diana DeGette, Patricia Schroeder, Joel Judd, Joe Miklosi, Terrance Carroll, Pat Steadman, Hank Brown, Stephen L.R. McNichols, Edwin C. Johnson, Dan Pabon, Peter H. Dominick, Nathaniel P. Hill, Lois Court, Beth McCann, Lawrence C. Phipps, William H. Clagett, Edward O. Wolcott, Edward P. Costigan, Mariko Yamada, Andrew J. Rogers, William Ellery Sweet, Crisanta Duran, Angela Williams. Excerpt: Condoleezza Rice ( -d --z; born November 14, 1954) is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first African-American woman secretary of state, as well as the second African American (after Colin Powell), and the second woman (after Madeleine Albright). Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position. Before joining the Bush administration, she was a professor of political science at Stanford University where she served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. Rice also served on the National Security Council as the Soviet and East European Affairs Advisor to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification. Following her confirmation as Secretary of State, Rice pioneered a policy of Transformational Diplomacy, with a focus on democracy in the greater Middle East. Her emphasis on supporting democratically elected governments faced challenges as Hamas captured a popular majority in Palestinian elections, and influential countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt maintained authoritarian systems wit...