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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.