[PAR] [TLE] Colin Powell [SEP] Colin Luther Powell ( ; born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.  Powell was born in Harlem as the son of Jamaican immigrants.  During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War.  Powell was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  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. [PAR] [TLE] Southern Center for International Studies [SEP] The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS), founded in 1962, is a non-profit, private organization dedicated to international study.  Located in Atlanta, GA, it hosts several annual events, such as the Retired Secretaries of Defense Conference, and regularly hosts events for visiting dignitaries such as Tenzin Gyatso (the current Dalai Lama), Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan, President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell, former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
[PAR] [TLE] Colin Powell [ SEP ] Colin Luther Powell ( ; born April 5 , 1937 ) is an American statesman and a retired four - star general in the United States Army . Powell was born in Harlem as the son of Jamaican immigrants . During his military career , Powell also served as National Security Advisor ( 1987–1989 ) , as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command ( 1989 ) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 1989–1993 ) , holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War . Powell was the first , and so far the only , African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff . 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Southern Center for International Studies [ SEP ] The Southern Center for International Studies ( SCIS ) , founded in 1962 , is a non - profit , private organization dedicated to international study . Located in Atlanta , GA , it hosts several annual events , such as the Retired Secretaries of Defense Conference , and regularly hosts events for visiting dignitaries such as Tenzin Gyatso ( the current Dalai Lama ) , Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan , President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili , former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell , former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin , and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld .
What American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army has attended events at the Southern Center for International Studies?
What American statesman and a retired four - star general in the United States Army has attended events at the Southern Center for International Studies ?
Colin Powell
Colin Powell