[101], On April 3, 2017, Eli Lake reported in Bloomberg View that as National Security Advisor, Rice had requested that the identities of some Americans mentioned in intelligence reports related to the campaign and presidential transition of Donald Trump be unmasked. "[7]:212 Shortly after the war began, Rice warned that the U.S. commitment to rebuilding Iraq would likely last for many years. [27], Rice supported U.S. efforts to reach both the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in the Congo and the Lomé Peace Accord in Sierra Leone. The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee's two-year investigation did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people. While her parents were scholars (her mother helped design the Pell grant system and her father was the second African American on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors), her husband Ian Cameron, a former producer for ABC’s This Week, is the scion of a Canadian lumber company. It puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship, and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.–China ties. [7]:201–204, At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Rice reportedly said, "If we use the word 'genocide' and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the November election?" They lived in Canada and moved to Washington, D.C in 1993. After Obama won the 2008 presidential election, Rice was nominated as Ambassador to the United Nations. [124], President-elect Joe Biden chose Rice to head the Domestic Policy Council. Rice was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Stanford University and New College, Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar and received a DPhil (PhD). She also became the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., under President Clinton. [37][38] For example, in a December 2002 NPR interview, Rice said, "It's clear that Iraq poses a major threat. Required fields are marked *. Rice also delivered an invitation from President Obama for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to visit the United States in October. "[98][99], On March 8, 2017, Rice became a distinguished visiting research fellow in the School of International Service (SIS) at American University. She was also awarded a National Merit Scholarship and elected Phi Beta Kappa her junior year. Ian O. Cameron is the proud and supportive husband of Susan Rice –who served as President Barack Obama’s last national security adviser. She married Ian O. Cameron in September 1992. She argued that the administration should move forward with strikes to punish Assad, correctly predicting Congress would not grant authorization. [112] The inquiry concluded in October 2020 with no findings of substantive wrongdoing. His father used to own a Plywood Company. [68], A group of 97 House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama on November 19 to say Rice's statements were "misleading" and that she should accordingly not be considered a candidate to succeed Hillary Clinton in 2013 as Secretary of State. 1992Susan Rice/HusbandRice married Canadian-born former ABC News executive producer Ian Officer Cameron on September 12, 1992, at the St. Albans School chapel. From the start, I viewed that war of choice as a dangerous diversion from the main objective of defeating Al Qaeda globally and in Afghanistan. Let's Go Back to Sudan", "Clinton did not have the will to respond", "Susan Rice, Former White House and State Department Senior Official, Joins Brookings Institution", "Susan Rice's Middle Finger, and the World's Deadliest Wars", "Column: No, Susan Rice did not support the Iraq War", "Powell's Address to the U.N. Security Council – Reaction", "What Does Iraqi Weapons Declaration Really Mean? [86][7]:430, The Obama administration supported the Saudi-and Emirati-led intervention in Yemen and blockade of Yemen, but Rice opposed a coalition attack on the port city of Al Hudaydah and personally called UAE crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed to stop the planned offensive.