Susan Rice

American diplomat

Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is a U.S. diplomat, umwhile Brookings Institution fellae, umwhile Unitit States Ambassador tae the Unitit Naitions, an umwhile Naitional Security Adviser. Rice served on the staff o the Naitional Security Cooncil an as Assistant Secretary o State for African Affairs durin Preses Bill Clinton's seicont term. Rice wis confirmed as UN ambassador bi the U.S. Senate bi unanimous consent on Januar 22, 2009.

Susan Rice
24t Naitional Security Advisor
In office
1 Julie 2013 – 20 Januar 2017
PresesBarack Obama
DeputeTony Blinken
Precedit biThomas Donilon
Succeedit biMichael T. Flynn
27t Unitit States Ambassador tae the Unitit Naitions
In office
22 Januar 2009 – 1 Julie 2013
PresesBarack Obama
Precedit biZalmay Khalilzad
Succeedit biRosemary DiCarlo (Actin)
12t Assistant Secretar o State for African Affairs
In office
9 October 1997 – 20 Januar 2001
PresesBill Clinton
Precedit biGeorge Moose
Succeedit biWalter Kansteiner
Personal details
BornSusan Elizabeth Rice
(1964-11-17) 17 November 1964 (age 59)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Poleetical pairtyDemocratic Pairty
Alma materStanford Varsity
New College, Oxford

Rice's name wis mentioned as a possible replacement for reteerin Secretar o State Hillary Clinton in 2013 efter Preses Barack Obama's November 2012 re-election,[1][2] but on December 13, follaein ongangin controversy relatit tae the 2012 Benghazi attack on the U.S consulate, she annoonced that she wis widrawin her name frae consideration sayin that if nominatit "the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive, and costly".[3]

Rice succeedit Tom Donilon as Naitional Security Adviser on Julie 1, 2013.

References eedit

  1. "Susan Rice likely Hillary Clinton replacement". cbsnews.com. Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. "Obama considering John Kerry for job of defense secretary". articles.washingtonpost.com. Archived frae the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. Tracy Connor (December 13, 2012), Susan Rice drops out of running for secretary of state, cites 'very politicized' confirmation process Archived 2018-01-26 at the Wayback Machine NBC News