Colin Powell Politician
Colin Luther Powell (/ˈkoʊlɨn/; born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was the first of two consecutive African American office-holders to hold the key administration position of U.S. Secretary of State.
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military command | 16px 16px Army Forces Command 16px 16px Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 16pxV Corps |
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office | 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 16th National Security Advisor 65th United States Secretary of State |
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service end | 1993 |
service start | 1958 |
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Topical connections
Colin Powell on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://www.africanconnections.com/Colin_Powell_pre.html
- http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/wariniraq/colinpowellunsecuritycouncil.htm
- http://www.army.mil/africanamericans
- http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/68953-1/Colin+Powell.aspx
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/16/colin-powell-cia-curveball
- http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB234/index.htm
- http://www.ontheissues.org/Colin_Powell.htm
- http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=47138
- http://www.quotationcollection.com/author/Colin_Powell/quotes
- http://www.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/2003/17300.htm