Susan Rice

Susan Rice
Name	Susan Rice
Caption	Official portrait, 2021
Office	30th White House Domestic Policy Advisor
President	Joe Biden
Term start	January 20, 2021
Term end	May 26, 2023
Predecessor	Brooke Rollins (acting)
Successor	Neera Tanden (designate)
Office1	24th United States National Security Advisor
President1	Barack Obama
Term start1	July 1, 2013
Term end1	January 20, 2017
Predecessor1	Tom Donilon
Successor1	Michael T. Flynn
Office2	27th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
President2	Barack Obama
Term start2	January 26, 2009
Term end2	June 30, 2013
Predecessor2	Zalmay Khalilzad
Successor2	Samantha Power
Office3	United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
President3	Bill Clinton
Term start3	October 9, 1997
Term end3	January 20, 2001
Predecessor3	George Moose
Successor3	Walter H. Kansteiner III
Birth date	17 November 1964
Birth place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Ian Cameron, 1992
Education	Stanford University (BA), New College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)

Susan Rice. An American diplomat and public official who has served in high-level foreign policy and domestic advisory roles across multiple presidential administrations. A key foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and later as the National Security Advisor. In the administration of Joe Biden, she led the Domestic Policy Council as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Advisor.

Early life and education

Born in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of educator Lois Dickson Fitt and eminent economist and former Federal Reserve governor Emmett J. Rice. She attended National Cathedral School before earning a history degree from Stanford University, where she was a Truman Scholar. As a Rhodes Scholar, she completed a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy in international relations at New College, Oxford. Her doctoral thesis analyzed the transition from white minority rule in Zimbabwe.

Early career

She began her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. During the administration of President Bill Clinton, she served on the staff of the National Security Council as Director for International Organizations and Peacekeeping. In 1997, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appointed her as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, making her one of the youngest individuals to hold that position. In this role, she addressed crises including the Second Congo War and the aftermath of the 1998 United States embassy bombings.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Following the election of Barack Obama, she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, with cabinet rank. At the United Nations Security Council, she advocated for stringent sanctions against Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs. She was a principal architect of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorizing a no-fly zone over Libya during the First Libyan Civil War. Her tenure also involved navigating complex diplomacy regarding the Syrian civil war and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929.

National Security Advisor

Appointed by President Obama to succeed Tom Donilon, she served as National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2017. She coordinated the administration's response to major international challenges, including the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. She played a central role in the negotiation and implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran's nuclear program. Her tenure also included managing the national security apparatus during the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic and the opening of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Domestic policy and later career

After leaving government, she became a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and joined the board of Netflix. In 2021, President Joe Biden appointed her to lead the Domestic Policy Council. In this role, she oversaw the development and implementation of key administration initiatives, including aspects of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and policies on child tax credit expansion. She announced her departure from the White House in May 2023.

Personal life

She married Canadian Broadcasting Corporation producer Ian Cameron in 1992. They have two children and reside in Washington, D.C.. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the recipient of several honors, including the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award. Her memoir, *Tough Love*, was published in 2019.

Category:American diplomats Category:National Security Advisors (United States) Category:United States Ambassadors to the United Nations