Susan Rice
Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American diplomat and policy advisor. She was the 22nd Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council from 2021 to 2023 under President Joe Biden. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 27th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.
Susan Rice | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 22nd Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 26, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Brooke Rollins |
| Succeeded by | Neera Tanden |
| 23rd United States National Security Advisor | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Antony Blinken Avril Haines |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Donilon |
| Succeeded by | Michael Flynn |
| 27th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office January 26, 2009 – June 30, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Brooke Anderson Rosemary DiCarlo |
| Preceded by | Zalmay Khalilzad |
| Succeeded by | Samantha Power |
| 12th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| In office October 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | George Moose |
| Succeeded by | Walter H. Kansteiner III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Elizabeth Rice November 17, 1964 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Ian O. Cameron (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Emmett J. Rice Lois Dickson Rice |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) New College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
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Rice was the 23rd U.S. National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. Rice also served as the 12th assistant secretary of African Affairs from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
Obama administration
changeShe was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice served on the staff of the National Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Bill Clinton's second term. Rice was confirmed as UN ambassador by the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent on January 22, 2009.
She is the first Jamaican-American woman to hold that office. Rice succeeded Tom Donilon as National Security Adviser. Donilon's resignation was announced on June 5, 2013.[1]
Post-Obama presidency activities
changeOn March 8, 2017, Rice joined American University as a distinguished visiting research fellow in the School of International Service (SIS) at the university. In her residency she planned to work on her next book and mentoring young SIS students.[2]
On March 28, 2018, Rice was appointed to the board of directors at Netflix.[3]
2018 U.S. Senate race in Maine
changeAfter U.S. senator Susan Collins from Maine voted in favor of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, Rice publicly considered a challenge to Collins in 2020.[4][5] In April 2019, however, Rice announced that she would not seek a Senate run against Collins in 2020.[6]
2020 presidential election
changeIn July 2020, it was widely reported that Rice was under consideration to be Joe Biden's running mate for Vice President in the 2020 general election.[7]
Biden administration
changeOn December 10, 2020, it was reported that Rice was picked by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as Director of the Domestic Policy Council in the Biden administration.[8][9] She left office in May 2023 and was replaced by Neera Tanden.
Personal life
changeRice was born on November 17, 1964 in Washington, D.C.. She studied at Stanford University and the New College, Oxford. Rice is an African American whose maternal grandparents were Jamaican.
References
change- ↑ Tom Donilon resigns as Obama national security adviser Susan Rice to take over Archived 2019-11-30 at the Wayback Machine at Washington Post.com
- ↑ "Ambassador Susan Rice Joins American University School of International Service | News | School of International Service | American University, Washington D.C." American University. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (2018-03-28). "Netflix Names Former Obama Adviser and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to Board". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ↑ Bradner, Eric. "Susan Rice tweets 'Me' when asked who could challenge Sen. Collins in 2020". CNN. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Does Collins already have a challenger in Maine? 'Me,' says former Obama official". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ↑ Susan Rice Says She Won't Challenge Susan Collins in 2020, Associated Press (April 11, 2019).
- ↑ "In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice". AP NEWS. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ↑ @ZekeJMiller (December 10, 2020). "WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Pager, Tyler (December 10, 2020). "Biden taps Susan Rice for top White House domestic policy job". POLITICO. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Other websites
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- United States Mission to the United Nations Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- The Ethiopian-Eritrean War: U.S. Policy Options Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Before the House Committee on International Relations, Africa Subcommittee, May 25, 1999. . Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- Fox News Interview with Laura Ingraham (video)
- Interview with Dave Ross on MyNorthwest.com (audio)
- Profile on Foreign Policy