Ex-Sec. of State Colin Powell dies of COVID complications
Powell was the first black US secretary of state, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a top military officer.
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links from the originally planned site of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US August 18, 2020.(photo credit: 2020 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION/POOL VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)
