During her time at the UN, Power rallied countries to combat the Ebola epidemic, ratify the Paris climate agreement, and develop new international law to cripple ISISвЂ™s financial networks.

From 2013 to 2017, Power served in the Obama-Biden Administration as the 28th US Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Zabel Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, Power was the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the William D. Additionally, Power is the first USAID Administrator to be a member of the National Security Council, where she will ensure that development plays a critical role in AmericaвЂ™s responses to a range of economic, humanitarian, and geopolitical issues. Power will also ensure that USAID enhances its longstanding leadership in areas including food security, education, womenвЂ™s empowerment, and global health. In leading the worldвЂ™s premier international development agency and its global staff of over 10,000 people, Power will focus on helping the United States respond to four interconnected challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic and the development gains it has imperiled climate change conflict and humanitarian crises and democratic backsliding. Samantha Power was sworn into office as the 19th Administrator of USAID on May 3, 2021.

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