Colbert I. King

King earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Howard University in 1961. Before joining the staff of the Washington Post in 1990, King served as:

U.S. Army Officer with the Adjutant General's Corps (1961-1963)

Special officer for the United States Department Of State (1964-1980)

Worker for the Volunteers In Service To America (1971-1972)

Minority staff director of the United States Senate Committee On The District Of Columbia (1972-1976), where he helped draft the District Of Columbia Home Rule Act

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department (1976-?)

U.S. executive director to the World Bank (1979-1980)

Executive vice president of the Middle East and Africa at Riggs Bank (1980-1990)

In 2003, King won the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary "for his against the grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom". King lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Gwendolyn Stewart King. They have three children.

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