Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will throw her support behind Mitt Romney.
Sources confirm to CNN that Rice will endorse the former Massachusetts governor at a private fundraiser Wednesday in California.
Rice was the first African American woman to lead the State Department.
She served as secretary of state from 2005-2009 under former President George W. Bush.
Before that she was Bush’s national security adviser.
Tuesday, Romney surpassed the number of delegates needed to win the GOP nomination.
Information from The Associated Press and CNN.com contributed to this report.
