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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivers remarks during the release of the 2006 country reports on human rights practices, Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at the State Department in Washington.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivers remarks during the release of the 2006 country reports on human rights practices, Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at the State Department in Washington. | (Photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Condoleezza Rice has broken her share of glass ceilings already, becoming the first woman to be a National Security Adviser and then the first African-American woman to be Secretary of State, both under President George W. Bush.

Rice has a strong academic background. She earned a bachelor of arts at age 19, later graduating with a masters and a doctorate. Rice then became a professor at Stanford University.

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Since Bush left office, she has remained in the public eye, having a memoir published in 2011 and becoming the first woman member of the Augusta National Golf Club in 2012.

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