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Colin Luther Powell (/ ˈ k oʊ l ɪ n ˈ p aʊ ə l / KOH-lin POW-əl; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first Black secretary of state.
Oct 18, 2021 · CNN —. Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and...
Apr 2, 2014 · Colin Powell was a U.S. statesman and a retired four-star general who served as the first African American secretary of state and the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was also a former national security adviser under President Reagan and a best-selling author. Learn about his life, education, military career, achievements, and controversies.
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Oct 18, 2021 · Powell, the first Black US secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Monday from complications from Covid-19 at the age of 84. Multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells,...
Oct 18, 2021 · Colin L. Powell, who in four decades of public life served as the nation’s top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser, and whose speech at the United Nations in 2003 helped pave the...
Mar 11, 2024 · Colin Powell (born April 5, 1937, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 18, 2021, Bethesda, Maryland) U.S. general and statesman. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93) and secretary of state (2001–05), the first African American to hold either position. The son of Jamaican immigrants, Powell grew up in the Harlem and ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Colin Powell, the first African American secretary of state and a former four star general. From his humble upbringing in New York City to his rise through military ranks and his role in the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq controversy, and the COVID-19 pandemic.