Condoleezza Rice Libya Trip
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on September 5, 2008 in what is considered a "history-making trip" by many. The last time a Secretary of State traveled to Libya was when John Foster Dulles visited in 1953.1
Fast Facts
- Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on September 3, 20081
- Highest ranking U.S. official to make a trip to Libya since Richard Nixon went there in 19571
- First Secretary of State to visit Libya since John Foster Dulles in 19531
- The U.S. removed Libya from the list of state sponsors of terrorism in 20062
Moammar Gadhafi
Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi publicly renounced terrorism in 2003. In 2006 diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Libya began slowly improving.3 Gaddafi's reign of terrorism persisted throughout the 1980s and former President Ronald Reagan once referred to him as the "mad dog of the Middle East."4
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