{"652252":{"#nid":"652252","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Statement of Sam Nunn on the Passing of Colin Powell","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer senator and namesake of the school, Sam Nunn, issued a statement through Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) on the passing of General Colin Powell last week. Nunn also was mentioned in a CBS \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/60_minutes\/video\/rztdyrRnrKGyEMlXPmBSRUR_FfWWmVWN\/10-24-2021-prince-v-spy-running-dry-michael-keaton\/\u0022\u003E60 Minutes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Etribute to Powell at the end of the episode. The following is Senator Nunn\u0026#39;s statement:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;General Colin Powell was a soldier\u0026rsquo;s soldier and an American hero. I was fortunate to work closely with Colin on a range of critical issues when he held senior military posts and civilian positions in our government. He had superb leadership skills and excellent judgment. He made significant contributions to our nation\u0026rsquo;s security and to bringing people together to strengthen America. Colin\u0026rsquo;s devotion to our young people and his leadership by example inspired our generation and will inspire generations to come. Colleen and I send our condolences and love to Alma and the Powell family.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can learn more \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nti.org\/news\/statement-of-former-senator-sam-nunn-on-general-colin-powell\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Former senator and namesake of the school, Sam Nunn, issued a statement through Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) on the passing of General Colin Powell last week."}],"uid":"35925","created_gmt":"2021-10-29 19:24:23","changed_gmt":"2021-10-29 19:24:23","author":"rallister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652251":{"id":"652251","type":"image","title":"General Colin Powell","body":null,"created":"1635535213","gmt_created":"2021-10-29 19:20:13","changed":"1635535213","gmt_changed":"2021-10-29 19:20:13","alt":"","file":{"fid":"247459","name":"General Colin Powell.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/General%20Colin%20Powell.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/General%20Colin%20Powell.png","mime":"image\/png","size":611592,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/General%20Colin%20Powell.png?itok=zIThtPKU"}}},"media_ids":["652251"],"groups":[{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristopher McDermott\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Echris.mcdermott@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EResearch Associate I\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECenter for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs|Georgia\u0026nbsp;Institute of\u0026nbsp;Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}