'Colin Powell led the way in breaking this awful ceiling for African-Americans'
Former foreign secretary Jack Straw has paid tribute to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84.
Powell became the first African-American secretary of state in 2001 under Republican President George W Bush.
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