CLEVELAND - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell isnt planning to pick a side in the 2016 presidential race at least not yet.

Powells spokesperson told The Huffington Post that the retired general currently has no plans to endorse either major party presidential candidate at this point, and will not be attending either partys nominating convention this month.

He may or may not endorse a candidate over the coming months and I can tell you with absolute certainty that he is not going to either convention, longtime Powell aide Peggy Cifrino said in an email last week. A follow up email this week asking if anything has changed has yet to be returned.