Samantha Power

Samantha Power is an American journalist, diplomat, and government official. She is currently serving as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. From 2013 to 2017, Power served as the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Prior to her diplomatic career, Power worked as a war correspondent, covering the Yugoslav Wars. She later became the Founding Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and served as the first Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy. Power was a senior adviser to Senator Barack Obama and joined the Obama State Department.