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Colin Powell

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Colin Powell
Powell's offeecial portrait as the Secretar o State
65t Unitit States Secretar o State
In office
Januar 20, 2001 – Januar 26, 2005
PresesGeorge W. Bush
DeputeRichard Armitage
Precedit biMadeleine Albright
Succeedit biCondoleezza Rice
12t Chairman o the Jynt Chiefs o Staff
In office
October 1, 1989 – September 30, 1993
PresesGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
DeputeRobert Herres
David Jeremiah
Precedit biWilliam Crowe
Succeedit biDavid Jeremiah
16t Naitional Security Advisor
In office
November 23, 1987 – Januar 20, 1989
PresesRonald Reagan
DeputeJohn Negroponte
Precedit biFrank Carlucci
Succeedit biBrent Scowcroft
Personal details
BornColin Luther Powell
5 Apryle 1937(1937-04-05)
New York Ceety, New York, U.S.
Dee'd18 October 2021(2021-10-18) (aged 84)
Bethsda, Maryland, U.S.
Poleetical pairtyRepublican Pairty
Spoose(s)Alma Johnson (m. 1962)
ResidenceMcLean, Virginie, US
Alma materCeety College o New York
George Washington Varsity
ReligionEpiscopalian[1]
Awairds
  • 34 (16 unique) U.S. awairds
  • 7 foreign awairds
  • 10 badges
Signatur
Militar service
Allegiance Unitit States o Americae
Service/brainch United States Airmy
Years o service1958–1993
Rank General
Unit
Commands
Battles/wars

Colin Luther Powell (5 Apryle 1937 - 18 October 2021)[2] wis an American statesman an a retired fower-starn general in the Unitit States Airmy.

References

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 2 Apryle 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Biographies of the Secretary of State:Colin Luther Powell". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved 16 November 2015.