U.S. President George W. Bush today promoted his most trusted foreign policy advisor to be the United States' next secretary of state, selecting Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as part of a sweeping second-term cabinet overhaul. "The secretary of state is America's face to the world, and in Dr. Rice, the world will see the strength, grace, and decency of our country," Bush said at a White House ceremony announcing the nomination. Rice, a close personal friend of the president, has served as national security advisor since Bush took office in early 2001. "During the last four years, I've relied on her counsel, benefited from her great experience, and appreciated her sound and steady judgment, and now I'm honored she has agreed to serve in my cabinet," Bush said. Bush named Stephen Hadley, Rice's deputy at the National Security Council, to replace her as national security advisor.
