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Condoleezza condoleezza rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where apartheid prevailed on November 14th, 1954, and was nicknamed Condi. Unlike the tragic fate of many black children there, Rice received a good education from an early age, grew up smoothly under the protection of her family, and achieved success with her own efforts.

black pride of gifted children

The Rice family believes in the grim truth that black children can only be equal if they do twice as well as white children; Three times better, you can surpass each other. Parents told Condi that there are more opportunities outside Birmingham, and if she studies hard and strives for the top, she will be rewarded. "You may not get a hamburger in a restaurant, but you may become president."

after entering the school, condi did very well in her studies, and she skipped grades in grade one and grade seven. Recalling her childhood experience, Rice said: "Birmingham is bizarre and apartheid is hard to beat, but the black community has established its own world. I have taken ballet classes, studied French and attended etiquette classes. " Condi's grandparents ensure that their children are not harmed by racism in every way. Kangdi's uncle recalled that his father would rather they went home to go to the toilet than use the segregated bus facilities. "In fact, I have never been in an segregated bus in my life."

However, by 1963, Birmingham had become a melting pot of violence and civil rights movement, and the black people had become the targets of Birmingham police authorities with deep-rooted racial ideas. Rice's father and most blacks had to arm themselves to prevent violent whites from entering the black community. In 1969, my father got a teaching position at the University of Denver, and the whole family moved to Denver, completely out of the south where racial discrimination was serious. Condi entered St. Mary's school. She was 13 years old and entered a school that did not practise apartheid for the first time.

Young children are obsessed with piano

Kangdi's mother is a piano teacher, so Kangdi has been receiving her tireless music education since childhood. Soon, she sat next to the stool where her mother played the organ in the church and began a mother-daughter ensemble. At the age of 4, she mastered some tunes and gave her first recital.

Condi has always dreamed of becoming a professional pianist. At the age of 16, she entered the lamont Conservatory of Music of the University of Denver where her father worked to study piano playing. However, during her sophomore and junior years in college, her carefully constructed plan was broken. That summer, she participated in the famous Aspen Music Festival and met the most brutal competition in her life. "I met 11-year-old children, and they can play the music that I have to practice for a year at a glance. I don't think I can play in Carnegie Hall one day."

Besides the piano, Condi is also very talented in sports. She plays tennis and figure skating very well. She gets up at 4:3 every morning and goes to the skating rink to practice her footwork, from spinning, sideslip, forward, crossing, tiptoeing to combination movements and pair skating. As a child, influenced by her father, she was fascinated by American football. She once joked that if she could be president of the American Football League, she would rather not be a national security adviser.

Chance changed her life

In college, an international affairs course changed her fate. The lecturer of that class was Joseph K, and the theme was Stalin, Lenin's successor. Rice suddenly found that "Soviet politics is so interesting", and she said, "Russia made me jump out of music."

Rice admires Professor K very much, not only because he is a well-known expert in international affairs with profound knowledge, but also because his insightful opinions often enlighten her. K also has a daughter who is 17 years older than Rice and has a deep study of the Soviet Union. She is the former US Secretary of State Albright.

At the age of p>19, Rice graduated from University, and received her doctorate at the age of 26. She was proficient in four languages and later became an assistant professor at Stanford University, specializing in Soviet military affairs.

Becoming an actress in Bush politics

Rice first broke into the circle of George H.W. Bush at a dinner party at Stanford University in 1987. At that time, several short and distinctive speeches by Rice attracted the interest of brent scowcroft, then President Ford's national security assistant. From Rice's speech, scowcroft found that Rice's views on the Soviet Union coincided with his political realism.

After the general election in p>1988, scowcroft became President Bush's national security assistant, and Rice was appointed as the director of the Soviet Affairs Department of the National Security Council, and soon became a personal friend of President Bush and his wife Barbara. After Bush left office, Condi returned to Stanford University to teach, but still maintained a friendship with the Bush family.

After George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in p>1995, Bush arranged for Rice to meet his son for the first time. In this meeting, the two talked about sports classics, and their common interests in sports made them become friends soon. When they met again in 1998, the topic had turned to the diplomatic situation facing the next president. In the face of the invitation of the Bush family, Rice did not hesitate at all. She quickly resigned from her teaching position at Stanford to concentrate on assisting George W. Bush. After George W. Bush was elected president of the United States, Rice became the national security adviser of the United States and became one of the most dazzling political female stars in American politics.

Rice in Black and White

Never in America has a black woman been able to control so much power. In 21, when Rice became the first black national security assistant in American history, The New York Times Weekly claimed that Rice's rapid rise would make a generation of young black Americans who grew up under the belief that "staying in prison will have a better future than serving on the board of directors of a company" understand what "black power" means. In February 25, she succeeded Powell as the national security adviser of the United States, and the eyes of young black Americans were even wider.

Rice's remarkable achievements in the White House have also made many young African-Americans wary of her. Some even accused her of being a "traitor of her own religion", saying that she has "self-deception" and "adaptation". As a black woman, she exiled herself to the "white elite" and adapted to the environment there. In a book about Rice, she said, "Perhaps among blacks, her enemies are far more than her supporters. She is not a "slum struggler", so despite her efforts, radical right-wing black citizens only admit that she is only a "legal black". Some people think that since the era of slavery, there have been two different types of blacks: one is black slaves who work hard in plantations; The other kind can improvise and know how to seek a small position in the planter's home. Obviously, Rice is classified as the latter.

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Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1954. She is black. My father used to be the vice president of Denver University, and my mother was a primary school music teacher. At the age of 15, he entered the University of Denver to study English literature and American politics. Graduated at the age of 19 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He received a master's degree in political science from Notre Dame University and a doctorate in political science from the International Graduate School of Denver University.

A lecture with the theme of "Stalin's era and politics" changed her orientation in life. Joseph korbel, a famous expert on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the father of former US Secretary of State Albright, opened another door for Rice.

At the age of p>26, Rice received a doctorate in international relations and was hired as an assistant professor by Stanford University. The courses she teaches are usually booked by students, and the lectures she presides over are often packed. At a seminar on international issues, Rice's sharp and profound questions made brent scowcroft, the national security assistant of George H.W. Bush, remember her name. In 1989, scowcroft nominated Rice to the Bush Administration's Security Committee to take charge of Russian affairs.

In p>1991, with the replacement of George H.W. Bush by Bill Clinton, Rice returned to Stanford. In 1993, she was appointed as the provost, ranking second only to the principal. She is the youngest provost in the history of the school and the first black provost in the school.

In p>1998, Rice left Stanford again and began to serve as George W. Bush's "female strategist", and also became George W. Bush's "pink confidant" by the way. Rice has always served as Bush's national security adviser and is the core figure of Bush's team. From the White House to foreign countries, from Texas pastures to Camp David, people can always see Rice around the president. The White House Foreign Affairs Committee circulated the view that the president would listen to Cheney's opinion and attach importance to Powell's proposal, but he always made a final decision after consulting with Rice.

Performer Rice

In Rice's office, there is a big color photo of her and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. It was the scene that they were applauded by the audience after playing a Brahms sonata in the Constitution Hall in Washington on April 22nd, 22. Rice in the photo is radiant, her eyes are firm, and her powerful lips are tenaciously raised upward.

Rice is a performer. Her name comes from an Italian musical term meaning "sweet". She began to learn piano at the age of three, and once won the first prize in the American Youth Piano Competition. At that time, her wish was to become a pianist. Rice said: "When I was three years old, I asked my parents to allow me to learn piano, and my parents agreed. That was the first time I played the piano. I played a lot of piano. I was invited to play in this or that activity until I was about 1 years old. Later, I suddenly stopped being that cute little girl and I wasn't invited so much. I'm really tired of the piano and want to stop playing it. That was the only time my parents interfered in my affairs. My mother said,' You haven't grown up or played well enough to make such a decision yourself. You can give up when you are old enough and play well enough, but not now. " I'm really happy now. She didn't let me give up. Because when I can decide that I don't want to pursue the piano career, I'm so good that I can play almost anything I want, which is why even today, playing the piano is still my hobby. Even in many political affairs, she never forgot the piano. When critics pointed out that Rice did not play an active role in Iraq, promoting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, she said, "Rumsfeld and I have known each other for many years and are old friends for many years. My job is like a pianist in a band. I am a member of the band, and this band can only play wonderful music if it becomes a whole. "

Rice is versatile. She not only plays the piano well, but also enjoys watching sports games and skating. She has also received many years of professional figure skating training. One of Rice's arrangements in China this time is to watch a figure skating performance. Rice on the ice is as happy as a child.

Single Rice

Dressed appropriately and full of charm, Rice is still unmarried. However, this did not cause any loss to her charm at all, on the contrary, it added infinite amorous feelings.

When you mention Rice, people will think of Bush, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush. Bush once joked that Rice was like a "mother" who took care of everything. The American media described her as not only an adviser to President Bush, but also a close confidante. She is also regarded as the person who has spent the longest time with the president except the first lady Laura.

Rice is a woman who knows "the rules of the game as a politician", although she shows her face everywhere in foreign affairs and steals Powell's thunder. But until now, there has not been a "war" between her and Powell.

In August p>2, when Rice visited Israel, she had talks with Sharon, who had not yet taken office. Sharon later told reporters that he was so attracted by Rice's charm that he couldn't listen to what she was talking about. A reporter at the scene said that Sharon actually not only appreciated Rice's legs, but found her whole appearance attractive.

Many people think that an overly successful career has become the resistance for Rice to form a family. As "Moscow News" commented when Rice just started out, "Men can't help wondering: she should be busy cooking and driving her admirers crazy, but she can quickly jump out of her mouth with the number of missiles and tanks and the dates of many summit meetings". Rice's enterprising spirit has discouraged many men, but she doesn't think that her career has affected her personal life. Others think that all the men around Rice are too good, which makes other men feel inferior. During these years of political career, Rice's confidants are all American political giants, such as Bush, scowcroft and Schultz. She said, "I'm not married because I've never met anyone who wants to live with me." I think I have kept a balance in my life. I am not a workaholic, and I also have leisure time. "

Rice likes children very much and wants to start a family, but she is still single, which is a mystery.