Powell to Resign; Rice Is Seen as Likely Successor
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said today that he would resign as soon as a successor was confirmed, and administration officials said that President Bush was expected
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President George W. Bush turned to his most trusted foreign policy adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to lead US diplomacy during his second term, replacing Secretary of State Colin Powell, who often was out of step with more hawkish members of
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One of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's closest advisers said yesterday that he will  resign at the end of the year, depriving her a key sounding board at a time when she is still searching for a new deputy and faces difficult challenges in the Middle East.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  announced his resignation in a letter released on Monday saying  it was time for him to return to private life.
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President Bush will announce at 12:30 EST on Tuesday his nomination to replace resigning Secretary of State Colin Powell, the White House said.
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Powell was respected for his moderation, but Rice could give State Department views more airing at White House.
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By accepting Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s resignation, President Bush appears to have taken a decisive turn in his approach to foreign policy.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush this afternoon officially nominated Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and a longtime confidante, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, known as the odd man out in the Bush cabinet, has resigned, US TV networks have reported. The former general, who headed the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf
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AND so, Condoleezza Rice, the national security advisor, is to replace Colin Powell as President George Bushâs secretary of State.
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State  Richard Armitage has resigned as expected a day after his boss  and close friend, Colin Powell, announced he was stepping down,  a State Department official said on Tuesday.
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There are strong indications in Washington that the US President, George W Bush, has chosen Condoleezza Rice to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State.
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President Bush on Tuesday nominated  a trusted confidant, national security adviser Condoleezza  Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state in Bush's  second term.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell plans to step down from the job he's held for four years, two agency officials said Friday.
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Condoleeza Rice, President George W. Bush&#39;s national security adviser and right-hand woman, is odds-on to replace US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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R. Nicholas Burns, long one of the most high-profile diplomats at the State Department, is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Friday.
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President Bush has chosen his National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell as America&#39;s top diplomat.