Featuring:
Sec. Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and 66th US Secretary of State (2005 to 2009)
In Conversation with:
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., University President
In a post-pandemic world, the United States and the global community face a myriad of challenges. From the rise of authoritarianism and military expansionism by China and Russia, to the declining resolve and effectiveness of international institutions, and long-term alliances threatened by ongoing conflicts, we are witnessing a rising tide of populism and isolationism.
In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Secretary Rice outlined the perils of choosing isolationism for both the United States and the global order, and offers suggestions for how to best move forward to build an effective internationalist foreign policy to meet the challenges of the current moment.
As part of our exploration of this year’s Notre Dame Forum theme, “What Do We Owe Each Other?”, join us to hear Secretary Rice’s reflections on the path forward for our nation and the world.
This event is free, but ticketed. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning one hour before the event.
This event is co-sponsored by the Hesburgh Women of Impact.

About Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy at Stanford University. She is the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In addition, she is a founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, an international strategic consulting firm.
From January 2005 to January 2009, Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States, the second woman and first black woman to hold the post. Rice also served as President George W. Bush’s National Security Advisor from January 2001 to January 2005, the first woman to hold the position. From February 1989 through March 1991, Rice served on President George H. W. Bush’s National Security Council staff.
Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993 to 1999, during which time she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. As Professor of Political Science, she has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the university’s highest teaching honors.
In 2022, Rice became a part-owner of the Denver Broncos as part of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group. In 2013, she was appointed to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, formerly the Bowl Championship Series, and served on the committee until 2017.
Rice currently serves on the boards of C3.ai, an AI software company; and Makena Capital Management, a private endowment firm. In addition, she is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and a trustee of the Aspen Institute.
In 1991, Rice co-founded the Center for a New Generation (CNG), an innovative, after-school academic enrichment program for students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California, which later merged with the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver; her master’s in the same subject from the University of Notre Dame; and her Ph.D., likewise in political science, from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
She has authored and co-authored numerous books on international politics, memoirs of her upbringing and her time in government service. Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and has been awarded over fifteen honorary doctorates.
Originally published at forum2024.nd.edu.