American political scientist who was National Security Advisor from 2001 to 2005 and Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009 under George W. Bush, the first Black woman in that office.
Her given name, 康多莉扎, comes from the Italian musical direction con dolcezza, 'with sweetness'; she trained to be a concert pianist. Since 2009 Chinese news has had a second 赖斯: 苏珊·赖斯, Susan Rice, Obama's UN ambassador and later National Security Advisor.