Most Powerful Women in DC

Elle Magazine named Susan Rice and Sheila Johnson among the 10 most powerful women in Washington.

Susan Rice
­Susan Rice, America’s ambassador to the United ­Nations, is a ­famously tough, ­forthright, and passionate advocate who, at 47, is ­already ­a ­veteran of nearly 20 years of foreign-policy and ­diplomatic ­service dating back to the first Clinton administration.

http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Society-Career-Power/Capital-Dames-10-Powerful-Women-in-DC/Susan-Rice-10-Powerful-Women-in-DC-ELLE.com
More about Susan: http://www.biography.com/people/susan-e-rice-391616
http://experiencinghistory.blogspot.com/2009/03/black-women-leading.html

Sheila Johnson 

For this 63-year-old entrepreneur—CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, cofounder of BET—philanthropy is about “connecting the dots…combining it with whatever I’m doing”

http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Society-Career-Power/Capital-Dames-10-Powerful-Women-in-DC/Sheila-Johnson-10-Powerful-Women-in-DC-ELLE.com
More about Sheila: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Johnson