Let me tell you a story about Rice (US Secretary of State)
On November 14th, 1954, a black girl was born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She is condoleezza rice. Her father was the vice president of Denver University, and her mother was a music teacher in primary school.
Since her daughter became sensible, her parents have repeatedly told her: "If you work twice as hard, you can catch up with half of the white people; If you work four times as hard, you can keep pace with white people; If you work eight times harder, you will certainly be able to leave many white people behind. "
Since she was just sensible, Rice has left a trail of eight times efforts on the runway of life.
in 1958, at the age of four, she gave her first solo concert in a cafe to show her respect for a teacher, showing her achievements in learning to play the piano with her mother.
In 1965, my father took 11-year-old Rice to Washington, D.C., and took photos at the desk in the President's Office of the White House. Father said to her with deep affection, "Even if you can't afford a hamburger in a restaurant, you may become the president of the United States." At that time, she said a sentence that made her father extremely gratified: "One day, I will work in the White House."
In 1969, at the age of 15, she became a student at the University of Denver, studying English literature and American political science.
In 1974, at the age of 2, she graduated from university and became one of the students who won the honorary prize in political science. At the same time, she also won the Outstanding Senior Girl Award.
in 1975, she obtained a master's degree in political science from Notre Dame University.
In 1981, at the age of 27, she received a doctorate in political science from the International Graduate School of Denver University and became a professor at Stanford University.
From 1985 to 1986, she was a researcher at the Hoover Institution.
After the general election in 1988, Scowcroft, President Bush's national security assistant, took Rice to the door and put her in charge of Soviet affairs.
In 1989, Rice, who just turned 34, became President George Bush's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, becoming the highest-ranking black woman in the American government.
From 1993 to 1999, she became the provost of Stanford University, becoming the youngest provost in the history of the school and the first black provost of the school.
In 2, during the US presidential election, she made suggestions as the chief foreign policy adviser of * * * and george walker bush, the party's presidential candidate. After Bush was elected president, she was appointed as the national security assistant of the president and became the right-hand man of President Bush.
On January 22nd, 21, Bush officially took office in the White House. He led senior cabinet officials to hold the swearing-in ceremony in the East Wing Hall of the White House. Rice stood on the left side of Bush's senior adviser karl rove: "I, condoleezza rice, solemnly swear that I will support and defend the US Constitution from any domestic and foreign enemies; I will remain loyal to the constitution of the United States; I volunteered to undertake this obligation, and I didn't reserve or escape mentally. I will faithfully perform my upcoming duties. May God help me. "
in February 22, rice visited China with president bush.
In July 24, Rice visited China.
In August, 24, Forbes magazine ranked the 1 most influential women in the world, with 5-year-old Rice at the top of the list, while laura bush, the first lady of the United States, ranked fourth and Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, ranked fifth.
in January 25, she became the secretary of state, the second female secretary of state in American history after madeleine albright in the Clinton administration. Bush spoke highly of her. The Secretary of State is "the face of America" and "the world will see the strength, kindness and grace of America from Dr. Rice".
Some columnists predicted in The New York Times that Rice might "fly higher" and she might become the first female president of the United States in 28.
condoleezza rice's eight-fold efforts seem to tell blacks, whites and all the people in the world: despite all kinds of inequalities, redoubling efforts is undoubtedly the mother of success that can change humble destiny.