General Colin Powell was nominated Chairman of Congress six months by President Bush . He is expected to win easy Senate confirmation and make history as the second black and the youngest ever officer to hold the post. Reagan fits the mold of Bush 's national security advisers, like-minded pragmatists favoring consensus building rather than confrontation. He is considered fair in presenting others viewpoints and fits a role where diplomacy and political finesse with Congress is as essential as battlefield instincts. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1958 after earning a bachelor's degree in geology at the City University of New York. He was credited with helping the Reagan Congress recover from the Iran- Contra Affair and with guiding preparations for summits with Gorbachev .
General Colin Powell was nominated Chairman of Congress six months by President Bush . He is expected to win easy Senate confirmation and make history as the second black and the youngest ever officer to hold the post. Reagan fits the mold of Bush 's national security advisers, like-minded pragmatists favoring consensus building rather than confrontation. He is considered fair in presenting others viewpoints and fits a role where diplomacy and political finesse with Congress is as essential as battlefield instincts. He was credited with helping the Reagan Congress recover from the Iran- Contra Affair and with guiding preparations for summits with Gorbachev .