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American general and diplomat (1937–2021)

"General Powell" and "Secretary Powell" redirect here. For other uses, see General Powell (disambiguation) and Secretary Powell (disambiguation).For other people named Colin Powell, see Colin Powell (disambiguation).

Colin Luther Powell (KOH-lin POW-əl;^[a](1937-04-05)5 April 1937 – (2021-10-18)18 October 2021) was an American statesman,^[3] diplomat, and army officer who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005.

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He was the first African-American to hold the office.^[4] He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.

Powell was born in New York City in 1937 to parents who immigrated from Jamaica.

He was raised in the South Bronx and educated in the New York City public schools, earning a bachelor's degree in geology from the City College of New York. He joined the Reserve Officers' Train