America’s got talent! Word on the street is that our Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has brought down the house with her piano skills. Buck House, that is.

Ms. Rice has played since childhood and has become a master in her craft. Her given name is even derived from the Italian musical expression, Con dolcezza. Her dream venue was Buckingham Palace, with the Queen as an audience member.

As the U.S. Secretary of State, you get to pull a few strings. One of those strings led Condoleezza right into the Queen’s home with Her Majesty as a rapt member of the audience – just as Ms. Rice always wanted.

She performed along with three members of the London Symphony Orchestra and Foreign Secretary David Milliband’s wife, Louise.

To see the photos, go to the U.S. Embassy’s website in London at: http://london.usembassy.gov/forpo1510-gallery1.html or see the video at YouTube.