10 Dynamic and Influential Black People Of The Last Decade
Condolezza Rice
Condolezza Rice succeeded Colin Powell and became the 66th and first African American woman Secretary of State in 2005. In her role, she pioneered the idea of “Transformational Diplomacy,” which sought to redistribute U.S. diplomats to areas of severe social and political trouble to address issues including disease, drug smuggling and human trafficking. She also helped to successfully negotiate several agreements in the Middle East. Her most noted negotiation was the signing of the 123 agreement, which would allow civil nuclear trade between the U.S. and India. After her term ended in January 2009, Rice returned to Stanford University and has become a faculty member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and director of its Global Center for Business and the Economy.
