Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)

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diplomat general human military officer politician statesman

Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.

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Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomat → general → human → military officer → politician → statesman →
allegiance	United States of America →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Congressional Gold Medal → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Presidential Citizens Medal → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Purple Heart →
birthDate	1937-04-05 →
birthPlace	Harlem, New York City, New York, United States →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	complications from COVID-19 →
coAuthor	Joseph E. Persico →
conflictParticipatedIn	Gulf War → Invasion of Panama → Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2021-10-18 →
degreeEarned	Bachelor of Science in Geology →
educatedAt	City College of New York → George Washington University → National War College →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Powell →
fullName	Colin Luther Powell →
givenName	Colin →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General → four-star general →
notableFor	first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → first African American United States Secretary of State →
notableWork	My American Journey → Powell Doctrine →
numberOfChildren	3 →
officeEnd	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:1993-09-30 → United States Secretary of State:2005-01-26 →
officeStart	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:1989-10-01 → United States Secretary of State:2001-01-20 →
parentOf	Michael K. Powell →
politicalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → Commander of United States Army Forces Command → Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States → National Security Advisor of the United States → Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of State →
presidentServedUnder	Bill Clinton → George H. W. Bush → George W. Bush →
religion	Episcopalian →
spouse	Alma Johnson Powell →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foreign Policy Association Medal ("Colin Powell") → James A. Van Fleet Award ("Colin L. Powell") → Jefferson Award for Public Service ("Colin Powell") → Sylvanus Thayer Award ("Colin L. Powell") →	notableRecipient
Gulf War → Operation Desert Storm ("Colin Powell") →	commandedBy
Operation Just Cause ("Colin Powell") →	commander
Bush at War ("Colin Powell") →	depicts
Plan of Attack ("Colin Powell") →	featuresPerson
Colin Powell ("Colin Luther Powell") →	fullName
City College of New York ("Colin Powell") →	hasNotableAlumni
Powell ("Colin Powell") →	hasNotableBearer
In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir ("Colin Powell") →	notablePersonDescribed
Madeleine Albright ("Colin Powell") →	succeededBy