Colin Powell
Statesman, Politician
1937 –
Who is Colin Powell?
Colin Luther Powell 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, as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 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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- Born
- Apr 5, 1937
Harlem - Also known as
- Colin Luther Powell
- Colin L. Powell
- General Colin Powell
- Gen. Colin Powell
- Gen. Colin L. Powell
- Parents
- Spouses
- Alma Powell
(1962/08/25 - )
- Alma Powell
- Children
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Anglicanism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Jamaican American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- MBA, George Washington University
- Bachelor's degree, City College of New York
Geology - National War College
- U.S. Army War College
- New York University
- Morris High School
- Employment
- Strategic Limited Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Department of Defense
(1989 - 1993) - Secretary of State, Federal government of the United States
(2001 - 2005)
- Lived in
- McLean
- The Bronx
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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