Bush Attends Rice's Swearing-In Ceremony

Bush Attends Rice's Swearing-In Ceremony

Friday January 28, 2005 4:16 PM
By BARRY SCHWEID

AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Condoleezza Rice, formally sworn in as secretary of state on Wednesday, went through it again Friday for ceremony's sake in the State Department's majestic Benjamin Franklin dining room.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg administered the oath to Rice, the 66th secretary of state, with President Bush looking on.

``Colin Powell left big shoes to fill when he left the State Department,'' Bush said. ``Condoleezza Rice is the person to fill them.''

Bush catapulted Rice to the role of top U.S. diplomat after she served for four years as his national security adviser, and her private, official swearing-in occurred Wednesday night at the White House.

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