Susan Rice has made significant contributions to both the foreign and domestic policies of the United States as a diplomat, policy advisor, and public official. During the Obama administration, she was the National Security Advisor and later the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. President Joe Biden appointed her to lead the US Domestic Policy Council in 2021.
Rice, who was born in Washington, DC in 1964, received a DPhil (Ph.D.) in International Relations from Stanford University and a Rhodes Scholarship from New College, Oxford. Before becoming the assistant secretary of state for African affairs at the State Department, she worked on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council staff, where she helped shape U.S. policy toward Africa and aided in the democratic transitions in South Africa and Nigeria.
Human rights, anti-poverty measures, and global priorities like climate change and women’s rights were all issues that Rice championed during her time as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She was also instrumental in furthering American national security interests, such as protecting Israel, supporting sanctions against Iran and North Korea, and lobbying for American and NATO involvement in the Libyan civil war.
After the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Rice withdrew her name as a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State due to the damage done to her reputation. But she stayed on as Obama’s National Security Advisor, helping the U.S. with the Iran nuclear deal, the Ebola outbreak, reopening relations with Cuba, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Rice has been a leader throughout her career, first becoming the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and then becoming one of the youngest regional assistant secretaries of state. Her parents taught her the value of hard work and discouraged her from ever bringing up her race in any context.
Rice not only had a successful political career, but she also excelled in athletics and graduated as valedictorian from Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral School. She then attended Stanford University on a Truman Scholarship and eventually earned a degree in history with high distinction. She played for the New College, Oxford women’s basketball team before going on to earn a doctorate in International Relations there.
Who is Susan Rice husband?
Mr. Ian Officer Cameron is Susan Rice’s husband. The two students from Stanford University eventually tied the knot on September 12, 1992, in the chapel of St. Albans School, where they had first met. For more than a decade, Cameron served as executive producer for ABC News, where he was responsible for the network’s most prominent newscasts like “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America.” He has a stellar reputation in the television news industry.
Cameron has also served as a consultant for various media outlets and nonprofit organizations, offering counsel on communications and media relations strategy. He is well-versed in the media landscape and has helped steer the public conversation on some of today’s most pressing issues.
Rice and Cameron are the proud parents of two young children. Cameron has been Rice’s steady companion throughout her impressive public service career, and the two share a close relationship. He has put his wife and kids first and has always been involved in their upbringing.
Cameron’s years of experience in the media industry have provided him with a rare vantage point from which to examine the relationship between politics and the press. He has direct experience with the media’s ability to influence public opinion and government policy. He has therefore been an extremely helpful sounding board for Rice, teaching her the ropes of public speaking and media relations.
