Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964)
https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rice
served as the 24th United States National Security Advisor
from 2013 to 2017
formerly a U.S. diplomat, Brookings Institution fellow, and
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
served on the staff of the National Security Council and as
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during
President Bill Clinton's second term
confirmed as UN ambassador by the U.S. Senate by
unanimous consent on January 22, 2009
mentioned as a possible replacement for retiring Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton after President Barack Obama's
re-election in 2012, but on December 13, 2012, following
ongoing controversy related to the 2012 attack on the U.S.
consulate in Benghazi, she announced that she was withdrawing
her name from consideration, saying that if nominated "the
confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive, and costly"
succeeded Tom Donilon as National Security Advisor on July 1, 2013