(born 1954), US secretary of state 2005–09. Fluent in Russian, she became President George H. W. Bush's adviser on Soviet affairs in 1989, and that same year joined the National Security Council. Under President George W. Bush, she served as national security adviser 2001–05.
Definition of Rice, Condoleezza in US English:
Rice, Condoleezza
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(born 1954), US secretary of state 2005–09. Fluent in Russian, she became President George H. W. Bush's adviser on Soviet affairs in 1989, and that same year joined the National Security Council. Under President George W. Bush, she served as national security adviser 2001–05.