Biography
Colin Luther Powell was an American U.S. Army general, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005, being the first Black American to hold the office, and was the highest-ranking Black American in the federal executive branch in American history until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008. Initially politically independent, Powell joined the Republican Party in 1995, but left it in 2021 following the January 6 United States Capitol attack. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- J. William Fulbright Prize · 2004
- Benjamin Franklin Medal · 2003
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1993
- Horatio Alger Award · 1991
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1991
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- Spingarn Medal · 1991
- Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite · 1990
- "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu" Decoration
- Air Medal
- Annenberg Award — Excellence in Diplomacy
- Bronze Star Medal
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Commendation Medal
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Defense Distinguished Service Medal
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Gallantry Cross
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Hungarian Order of Merit
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Legion of Merit
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- National Defense Service Medal
- Order of Jamaica
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Order of Stara Planina
- Order of the British Empire
- Order of the Star of Romania
- Philadelphia Liberty Medal
- Presidential Citizens Medal
- Purple Heart
- Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
- Soldier's Medal
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
Filmography26 titles
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
America: The Story of the US
America: The Story of Us
Korea: The Never-Ending War
Shadow World
Explained
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Black Hawk Down
JAG
The Corridors of Power
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Washington
Official Secrets
Orwell: 2+2=5
Fahrenheit 9/11
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
The Automat
We Are Many
The World According to Dick Cheney
Frontline
Frontline
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Words That Built America
The View