Susan Rice

Susan Rice
Official portrait, 2019
22nd Director of theDomestic Policy Council
In office January 20, 2021 – May 26, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Brooke Rollins
Succeeded by	Neera Tanden
23rdUnited 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
27thUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office January 26, 2009(2009-01-26)– June 30, 2013(2013-06-30)
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Brooke Anderson Rosemary DiCarlo
Preceded by	Zalmay Khalilzad
Succeeded by	Samantha Power
12thAssistant 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 (1964-11-17)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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Susan Elizabeth Rice(born November 17, 1964) is an American diplomat and policy advisor. She was the 22nd Director of theUnited States Domestic Policy Councilfrom 2021 to 2023 under PresidentJoe Biden.A member of theDemocratic Party,she was the 27thUnited States ambassador to the United Nationsfrom 2009 to 2013.

Rice was the 23rdU.S. National Security Advisorfrom 2013 to 2017 under PresidentBarack Obama.Rice also served as the 12thassistant secretary of African Affairsfrom 1997 to 2001 under PresidentBill Clinton.

Obama administration

She was theUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations.Rice served on the staff of theNational Security Counciland asAssistant SecretaryofStatefor African Affairs duringPresidentBill Clinton's second term. Rice was confirmed as UN ambassador by theU.S. Senateby unanimous consent on January 22, 2009.

She is the first Jamaican-American woman to hold that office. Rice succeededTom Donilonas National Security Adviser. Donilon's resignation was announced on June 5, 2013.

Post-Obama presidency activities

On March 8, 2017, Rice joinedAmerican Universityas 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.

On March 28, 2018, Rice was appointed to the board of directors atNetflix.

2018 U.S. Senate race in Maine

After U.S. senatorSusan CollinsfromMainevoted infavorofBrett Kavanaughfor the Supreme Court, Rice publicly considered a challenge to Collins in2020.In April 2019, however, Rice announced that she would not seek a Senate run against Collins in 2020.

2020 presidential election

In July 2020, it was widely reported that Rice was underconsiderationto beJoe Biden's running mate for Vice President in the2020 general election.

Biden administration

On December 10, 2020, it was reported that Rice was picked by President-electJoe Bidento serve as Director of theDomestic Policy Councilin the Biden administration.She left office in May 2023 and was replaced byNeera Tanden.

Personal life

Rice was born on November 17, 1964 inWashington, D.C..She studied atStanford Universityand the New College, Oxford. Rice is anAfrican Americanwhose maternalgrandparentswereJamaican.

Other websites

• United States Mission to the United NationsArchived2006-04-12 at theWayback Machine
• The Ethiopian-Eritrean War: U.S. Policy OptionsArchived2017-10-19 at theWayback MachineBefore the House Committee on International Relations, Africa Subcommittee, May 25, 1999.. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
• Fox News InterviewwithLaura Ingraham(video)
• Interview with Dave Rosson MyNorthwest (audio)
• Profile on Foreign Policy