AdvertisementPHOTOS: Colin Powell's life in public serviceUpdated October 18, 2021Tien LefacebookEmailPresident George W. Bush, with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appear at the White House Rose Garden in June 2002. Powell's time in the administration would be defined by the beginning of the war in Iraq. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on October 18, 2021.