The former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is dead.
Mr Powell, 84, died of COVID-19 complications, his family announced.
The family’s statement said Mr Powell had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family’s statement quoted by the BBC said.
“We want to thank the medical staff… for their caring treatment.”
Mr Powell, a former top military officer, rose to become the first African-American secretary of state under President George W Bush.
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