Samantha Power

WASHINGTON — The United States Agency for International Development is a leading force for promoting global development and humanitarian assistance. In many parts of the world, however, providing services is challenging when inclusive development may run contrary to a nation’s... Read More

In the middle of her first day as the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, deep into meetings about inclusivity and diversity in the agency and the rise in coronavirus cases in India, Samantha Power noticed a paper... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. That's the agency that oversees U.S. foreign humanitarian and development aid.... Read More