Blinken remembers Colin Powell as 'beloved' secretary of State, says he was 'a huge admirer'
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday mourned the passing of Gen. Colin Powell, calling him an “extraordinary leader and a great man” who was “beloved” at the State Department.
"Secretary Powell was beloved here at the State Department, at C Street, and at our embassies and consulates around the world," Blinken said Monday. "He gave the State Department the very best of his leadership, his experience, his patriotism—he gave us his decency, and the State Department loved him for it."
Blinken said under Powell’s leadership, the career workforce was "empowered."
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