The US and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Condoleezza Rice’s peacemaking visit to mercurial strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she’s excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya today, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century.