 of your fears or naysayers.
 Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Potential presidential candidate
Powell's experience in military matters made him a very popular figure with both American political parties. Many Democrats admired his moderate stance on military matters, while many Republicans saw him as a great asset associated with the successes of past Republican administrations. Put forth as a potential Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in the 1992 U.S. presidential election or even potentially replacing Vice President Dan Quayle as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Powell eventually declared himself a Republican and began to campaign for Republican candidates in 1995. He was touted as a possible opponent of Bill Clinton in the 1996 U.S. presidential election, possibly capitalizing on a split conservative vote in Iowa and even leading New Hampshire polls for the GOP nomination, but Powell declined, citing a lack of passion for politics. Powell defeated Clinton 50–38 in a hypothetical match-up proposed to voters in the exit polls conducted on Election Day. Despite not standing in the race, Powell won the Republican New Hampshire Vice-Presidential primary on write-in votes.

In 1997 Powell founded America's Promise with the objective of helping children from all socioeconomic sectors. That same year saw the establishment of The Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service.  The mission of the Center is to "prepare new generations of publicly engaged leaders from populations previously underrepresented in public service and policy circles, to build a strong culture of civic engagement at City College, and to mobilize campus resources to meet pressing community needs and serve the public good." 

Powell was mentioned as a potential candidate in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, but again decided against running. Once Texas Governor George W. Bush secured the Republican nomination, Powell endorsed him for president and spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Bush won the general election and appointed Powell as Secretary of State.

In the electoral college vote count of 2016, Powell received three votes for President from faithless electors from Washington.

Secretary of State (2001–2005)

As Secretary of State in the Bush administration, Powell was perceived as moderate. Powell was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. Over the course of his tenure he traveled less than any other U.S. Secretary of State in 30 years.

On September 11, 2001, Powell was in Lima, Peru, meeting with President Alejandro Toledo and US Ambassador John Hamilton, and attending the special session of the OAS General
of your fears or naysayers. 
  Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. 

 likely presidential campaigner 
 Powell's experience in military matter made him a very popular digit with both American political parties. Many Democrats admired his moderate position on military matters, while many Republicans saw him as a great asset associate with the successes of past Republican administrations. arrange forth as a potential Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in the 1992 U.S. presidential election or even potentially supplant Vice President Dan Quayle as the Republican Vice Presidential campaigner, Powell eventually declared himself a Republican and begin to campaign for Republican candidates in 1995. He was tout as a possible opponent of Bill Clinton in the 1996 U.S. presidential election, possibly capitalizing on a disconnected conservative vote in Iowa and even run New Hampshire polls for the GOP nominating speech, but Powell declined, quote a lack of passion for politics. Powell defeated Clinton 50–38 in a hypothetical couple - up proposed to voters in the exit polls conducted on Election Day. Despite not standing in the race, Powell won the Republican New Hampshire Vice - Presidential primary on write - in votes. 

 In 1997 Powell founded America's Promise with the objective of helping children from all socioeconomic sectors. That same year watch the establishment of The Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service.   The mission of the Center is to " prepare newfangled generations of publicly engaged leaders from population previously underrepresented in public military service and policy circles, to build a firm culture of civic engagement at City College, and to mobilize campus resources to suffer pressing community needs and serve the public commodity. " 

 Powell was mentioned as a likely candidate in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, but again decided against running. Once Texas Governor George W. Bush secured the Republican nomination, Powell endorsed him for president of the united states and spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Bush won the general election and appoint Powell as Secretary of State. 

 In the electoral college vote count of 2016, Powell received three votes for President from faithless electors from Washington. 

 Secretary of State (2001–2005) 

 As Secretary of State in the Bush government, Powell was perceived as moderate. Powell was unanimously confirm by the United States Senate. Over the course of his tenure he travel less than any other U.S. Secretary of State in 30 old age. 

 On September 11, 2001, Powell was in Lima, Peru, meeting with President Alejandro Toledo and US Ambassador John Hamilton, and attend the special seance of the OAS General
 of your fears or naysayers.
 Perpetual optimism is a forde multiolier.

Potential presidential randudate
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Secrvtary of State (2001–2005)

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Potential presIDentIal candidate
Powell's expErienCe IN milITaRy matTers madE HiM A VerY pOpUlaR fIGuRe witH boTh AmeriCan politicAl pArTies. Many DemoCRaTs admired hIs mOderate stancE on MilitaRy MatTErs, whIle Many REpubliCAns saw Him as a greAt ASset asSOciated WITh The sUccesses of past RepUBlICan administratIons. PuT fORtH AS a pOteNtial DemocRaTic ViCE PresidENtIAL NomINee in the 1992 U.S. preSidential elECtiOn or evEn PotENtiallY replAcINg VIce PresidenT Dan quayle as tHe RepuBLican ViCE PresidEntial NomIneE, PowELl EvEntUaLLy dEClAreD HimSelf a RepUbLiCan anD begAN TO CampAigN for repubLican candidatEs iN 1995. He wAS toUted aS a posSiblE oPponeNt of BiLl CliNtOn in the 1996 U.S. presidEntiAl electioN, poSsIblY cApitaLIzing oN a sPliT conserVative vOTe iN IOWA AnD even leading New HamPsHIRe Polls for The GOP NOmInATion, but POwEll DeclINEd, citIng a LAcK of passiOn for pOLiTiCs. PowelL dEfeateD CLinTon 50–38 In a hyPOtheTical mAtch-up prOposeD To voters in the eXIt polls conducTEd ON elECtioN DaY. Despite not StanDIng iN the RAcE, PoWEll woN the REpUBlICan New Hampshire Vice-prEsidenTial pRimary on write-In votes.

In 1997 POWELl foundeD AmeRIcA'S Promise with thE objeCtive of helPIng childRen frOm all socIoeconomiC SEctors. ThAt sAme YeaR saW THe Establishment OF the COlIn L. PoweLl CEnter foR LeAdeRshIp aNd service.  ThE mission Of ThE CEnTer Is to "pREpare new GeNerAtIonS of puBLicly eNgageD leaDeRs FRom PopulatIOnS PReviOuSlY undErrEpResenTed iN PubLic servIce and polIcy CIrclEs, To Build a sTrong culture oF cIvic engageMeNt aT City COLLege, and tO mobilize campus resourceS To meet pResSing cOmmuNity needs And Serve tHe pUBlic goOd." 

PoweLl was MeNtiONEd as a POTeNtiAl Candidate iN THe 2000 U.s. presIdEntiAl electIon, but again decided AGaiNst running. OncE TeXas GOVErNor gEoRGe W. buSH seCURed the RepublicaN nominatioN, POWeLl endorsed HIm fOr PresideNt and spOke at THe 2000 RepubLican NatiOnal ConveNtIon. BUSH woN the generaL electioN and appoiNTed PoWElL as SeCreTary of stAte.

in the ElectoRAl cOllegE vote cOuNt of 2016, PoWell rEcEived thrEe votes for President from FaithlEss elEctOrs from WaShiNGtoN.

SecretarY of STate (2001–2005)

As SecrEtaRy oF StatE in THe BusH admINiStrATion, POwelL Was perceiVEd As mODErAte. Powell waS UNAniMouslY coNFirmed By thE United States SenaTE. Over the course Of hiS TEnuRe hE TravElEd less than any oTheR U.s. sEcretary Of state in 30 yearS.

On SepteMbER 11, 2001, PoweLl was iN Lima, PEru, meetING wITh PresIdenT AlEjandro ToLedO aND US AmbaSsAdOR John HAmilToN, and atTendinG The sPECial session of the oAS GeNERal
 of your fears or naysayer s.
 Perpet ual o pti mis mis a  for ce multiplier. 
Pot ential presidential ca ndida te Powe l l' s exp erience in m ili ta ry  ma tt e rs  made  hi m a ver y popularfig ur e with bothA me rican poli tic al parties.Man y Demo cr ats admir edhis m oderat e  stanc e on mili ta r y matt e rs, whi l e  m anyRepublicans saw h i ma s a great asse t asso ci a te d wit h t he success es  of p a st Repu b li c a n  ad m inistrations.  Put fortha s a  poten ti alD emocra tic V ic e  Pr esidentialnomi nee in th e 1992 U.S. pr e sidenti al ele cti onor e v en  p ote nt i all y  r epl a cin g Vice P re si dentDanQ u a y le a s t he R epubl ican Vice Pre sid enti a l n omine e, Po well  e ventu ally d eclar ed  himself a Repu blic an and be gan  t o c am paign for Re pub lic an cand idatesi n 1 99 5 . He  was touted as a p os s i bl e oppone nt ofB il lC linton i nthe  199 6 U.S.pres i de ntial el ection ,  p os sibly c ap italiz in g o n a  spli t  con servat ive vote  in I o wa and even le a ding New Hamp s hi r e  p o llsfor  the GOP no mina t ion,  but Po wel l  decl ined,  c i ti n g a lack of passion  f or pol itics . Powell defe ated Clint o n 50–38 in  a h y po t hetical match- up pr oposed tov oters in  theexit pol ls conduc t e d on Ele cti onDay . D e s pi te not standi n g  inth e race,  Po well wo n t heRep ubl ic an New Ha mpshireVi ce -P re sid entia l  primary  o n w ri te- in vo t es.

I n 199 7 Po we ll fou nded Am e ri c a 's P ro mi se w ith  t he ob ject i veof help ing child ren from  a ll  socioe conomic secto rs . That sam eyea r sawt h e establ ishment of The Colin L. PowellCen ter f or L eadership  an d Serv ice .   Themissio n ofth e C e n ter i s to  "p re pare new g e n era tions  o f pu bliclyengaged leaders fr o m p opulations pr evi ousl y un der r ep r ese nt e d i n public serviceand policy  c i rc les, to bu i ldastrongculture  of c i vic eng agement a t City Co ll ege, a ndto mobiliz e campus  resource s  to m e et  pres sin g comm un ity  need s ands erv e the  publi cgood."  

Po we ll was m entioned as a potential  candi dateinthe 2000U.S .  pr esidentia l el ection, bu t a gai n dec ide d  agai nstr un nin g . Onc e Te x as Govern o rGeo r g eW. Bush sec u r e d t he Re pub l ican n omin ation, Powell end o rsed him for p resi d e ntand spok eat the 2000 Re pub li c a n Nation al  Convention . Bush w on the g eneral  elect ion and a pp o intedPowe llas Secret ary  o f  State. 
In the el ecto ra l coll ege vo t e co u n t of 2016, Powel l rec e i ved t h ree  vote sfor Pre s iden t from fai thless elec tors f romWashi ngton.
S ecreta ryof  State (20 0 1–2005)
As Se cretary  o f St ate  in th e Bu s h  admi nist ra tio n, Powell w as pe rc e ive d as  mode ra te.Powell wa s  unanimo usl y  confir me d b y the Un i te d States Sen ate . Ove r the course of h i st enure  he tr aveled  less t h anan y other  U. S .  Secretar y of Stat e  in  3 0 ye ars.

On  S epte mb er11 , 2001, Powellwas in L ima, Per u ,  meeti ngw ithP reside nt  Alejandro T oledo  a n d US Am b a ssa dor Joh n  Ha mil ton , an d a tten d ing the special sessionof t he OA S  Ge neral 
 of_your fears_or naysayers.
 Perpetual optimism_is a_force_multiplier.

Potential presidential_candidate
Powell's_experience in military_matters made him_a very popular figure_with both American_political_parties. Many Democrats admired his moderate stance on military matters, while many Republicans saw_him_as a_great_asset_associated with the successes of_past Republican administrations. Put forth_as a_potential Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in the 1992_U.S._presidential election or_even potentially replacing Vice President Dan Quayle as the_Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Powell eventually_declared himself a_Republican_and_began to campaign for_Republican candidates in 1995. He was_touted as a possible opponent of_Bill Clinton in the 1996 U.S. presidential_election, possibly capitalizing on a split_conservative vote in Iowa and_even leading_New Hampshire polls for the_GOP nomination, but_Powell declined,_citing a lack_of passion for politics. Powell defeated_Clinton 50–38 in_a hypothetical match-up proposed to voters_in_the exit polls_conducted_on_Election Day._Despite not standing_in_the race,_Powell_won the Republican New Hampshire Vice-Presidential_primary_on write-in votes.

In 1997 Powell founded America's_Promise with the objective_of_helping children from all_socioeconomic sectors. That same year_saw the establishment of The Colin_L. Powell_Center for_Leadership and Service.  The mission of the Center is to_"prepare new generations of publicly engaged_leaders from populations previously_underrepresented in_public_service and policy_circles,_to build_a strong culture of civic engagement at_City College,_and to mobilize campus resources to_meet pressing community needs_and_serve the public good." 

Powell was_mentioned as a potential candidate in_the 2000 U.S. presidential election,_but_again_decided against running. Once Texas_Governor George W. Bush secured the_Republican nomination, Powell_endorsed him for president and spoke at_the_2000 Republican National Convention. Bush won_the_general election and appointed Powell as_Secretary_of_State.

In the electoral college vote_count of 2016, Powell received three_votes for President from faithless electors from Washington.

Secretary of_State (2001–2005)

As Secretary_of State in the Bush_administration,_Powell_was perceived as moderate. Powell was unanimously confirmed by the_United States_Senate. Over the_course of his tenure he traveled less than any other_U.S. Secretary of State in 30 years.

On_September 11, 2001, Powell was in Lima, Peru, meeting with President_Alejandro Toledo and US Ambassador John Hamilton, and_attending the special session of the OAS_General