Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the UN
Born
September 21st, 1970
54 years ago
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
United States
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An Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat served as the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017. Focused on human rights issues, policies regarding genocide prevention, and international diplomacy. During tenure, contributed to efforts on global crises including the Syrian civil war and humanitarian interventions. Prior to the UN role, held a position as a professor at Harvard University and authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, 'A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide'.
Served as the 28th United States Ambassador to the UN
Authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'A Problem from Hell'
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