Government-Presidential Cabinet Member
Kamala Devi Harris (1964- ) [Children’s Edition]
This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here. Who are they: On...
Rodney Slater (1955- )
Rodney E. Slater, former cabinet member, attorney, and state government official, was born in Marianna, Arkansas, on February 23, 1955. ...
Joycelyn Minnie Elders (1933- )
Joycelyn Elders, the former U.S. Surgeon General, was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933, to Curtis and Hailer Jones;...
Condoleezza Rice (1954- )
Condoleezza Rice has earned distinction as a scholar, expert on international politics, and with her appointments as the first African...
Hazel Rollins Reid O’Leary (1937- )
The first and only woman to hold the position of U.S. Secretary of Energy, Hazel Rollins Reid was born May...
Colin Powell (1937-2021)
Colin Powell was a retired four-star United States Army General who was the first African American to serve as National...
