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 the...

Colin Luther Powell was a United States statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State...

Colin Powell, U.S. general and statesman who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93) and secretary of state (2001–05), the first African American to hold either position. Learn more about his life, military service, and political career in this article.

Learn about the life and career of Colin Powell, the first African American secretary of state and a four-star general who served in Vietnam, Iraq and other conflicts. Find out how he rose from a humble upbringing in New York to become a national figure and a key adviser to several presidents.

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state, has died. He was 84. He died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. Powell also had multiple myeloma, a cancer...

The former military commander and diplomat, who served four U.S. presidents, passed away at 84 after being vaccinated against the virus. He was known for his role in the first Iraq war and his endorsement of Barack Obama in 2008.

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...

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the retired four-star general who became the country's first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died...

Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state during the presidency of George W. Bush and led the first Gulf War as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has died at age 84 of complications from...