Colin Powell was the 65th Secretary of State.
Colin Luther Powell ( [ ˈkoʊlᵻn ] born April 5 , 1937 ) 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 .