Colin Powell
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 Commandand as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holding the latter position during the Persian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 April 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I think we have stabilized things right now to the point where we can continue working the diplomatic and political track and persuade everyone that is the direction we should continue to move.
It is not up to Iraq to dictate the conditions to the United Nations, but for the United Nations to dictate the conditions to Iraq, ... If the United Nations does not act, then the United States, joined by other willing nations, must act.
Laurence Foley had devoted his own life to U.S. government service and to improving the lives of others through his work with the Agency for International Development, ... He will be deeply missed.
has the interest of the Haitian people at heart.
it has to be anywhere, anytime, talking to anybody that has to be spoken to in order to get to the truth.
But I think if it drags on beyond the middle of December when those electoral college deadlines come into effect, then I think people will want to see a resolution of this as quickly as possible.
But I have seen nothing that makes a direct connection between Saddam Hussein and that awful regime, and what happened on 9/11.
I regret to say that President Aristide, I think, has made some mistakes over the years,
In order to prevent any loss of life beyond that which may have occurred already, it would be wise for Iraqi leaders to recognize that their day is over and that this is going to happen.
Germany is one of our closest friends. And differences and difficulties will arise in any relationship from time to time, but the strength of the relationship between the United States and Germany will remain and, I expect, will thrive and grow,
among our most important and certainly one of the more robust we have in the world.
And anything the North Koreans say to us will be shared with our friends and partners, because this is going to be an open, transparent process.
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.