在美国,总统国家安全事务助理虽然不掌管任何部门,也不指挥任何部队,但常常是早晨第一个见到总统和晚上最后一个离开总统的人。康多莉莎·赖斯作为美国历史上第一位担任这一重要职务的女性,以她自己特有的行为方式成为华盛顿最有权势的人之一。美国总统布什对她评价说:“赖斯不仅杰出,而且经验丰富。她是一个优秀的管理人员。我相信她的判断力,她充满了智慧。” In the United States, the president’s national security aide, though not in charge of any unit or command of any force, is often the first to meet with the president in the morning and the last one to leave the president at night. As the first female in history in the United States to hold this important position, Condalis Rice became one of the most powerful people in Washington in her own unique manner. Bush, the president of the United States, commented on her: “Rice is not only outstanding but also experienced. She is a good manager and I believe in her judgment. She is full of wisdom.”