WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Rice was appointed national security adviser in 2001 during the first term of President George W. Bush and served as secretary of state from 2005 to 2009.
"POTUS [Trump] welcomed former NSA and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice back to White House this morning," Spicer stated in a Twitter message.
.@POTUS welcomed former NSA & Secretary of State @CondoleezzaRice back to @WhiteHouse this morning pic.twitter.com/FhNTJhV4XG
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) 31 марта 2017 г.
In October, during the 2016 presidential campaign, Rice called on Trump to drop out of the race.