Colin Powell was the 56th US Secretary of State.
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 .	65th	List of Secretaries of State of the United States#List of Secretaries of State	United States Secretary of State	United States Secretary of State	George W. Bush	George W. Bush	first African American	List of African-American United States Cabinet Secretaries
