BACKGROUND
As Secretary of State, Powell is the principal foreign policy advisor to the President. The mission of his department is to create a more secure, democratic and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community. The activities of U.S. diplomats and our embassies and consulates are under Powell's jurisdiction. Powell was a Four-Star General and the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs for the President's father during the first Gulf War.

PREMISE OF THE SUIT
SPADES are members of President George W. Bush's Administration, either Cabinet members or Advisors. The departments they lead implement the rules and policies established by the Administration as well as by the laws passed by the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. They are in power as appointees of the President who is in office because of the choices made in the 2000 Presidential election by the voters and the U.S. Supreme Court.

LINKS
www.state.gov/secretary/
www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html