Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has picked Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the agency overseeing American foreign humanitarian and development aid. He called Power, 50, who was born in Britain to Irish parents, raised in Ireland, and became a U.S. citizen in 1993, “a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity.” Power, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, worked as a journalist during the Balkan wars in the early 1990s and served as U.N. ambassador from 2013 to 2017. “At this critical moment, I feel immensely fortunate to have the chance to serve again, working with the incredible USAID team to confront COVID-19, climate change, humanitarian crises, & more.” Power,. As such, she was a controversial choice for Obama to appoint to the NSC in 2009 yet overcame differences with Clinton’s team and replaced Susan Rice as U.S. envoy to the U.N. when Obama named Rice his national security adviser after winning reelection in 2012.

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Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A senior administration official told reporters that Biden’s schedule for the General Assembly “reflect …

Biden will nominate longtime aide who worked for the first lady to become US ambassador to UNESCO
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden will nominate longtime aide who worked for the first lady to become US ambassador to UNESCO

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will nominate a longtime aide who once worked for the first lady to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture, a White House official said Monday. The Democratic president’s choice to become the U.S. permanent representative to the Paris-based UNESCO, with the rank of ambassador, is longtime …

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has chosen a new leader for the …

Biden moves to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden moves to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council

Daily Mail  

US President Joe Biden is set to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council as an 'observer' in the latest reversal of Donald Trump's policies. The Biden administration will announce this week that it will reengage with the U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, US officials said Sunday. US President Joe Biden …

Joe Biden picks Samantha Power for USAID: The notes they passed in the Situation Room
55 years ago

Joe Biden picks Samantha Power for USAID: The notes they passed in the Situation Room

Slate  

Subscribe to How To! Later, she spoke out against the way governments handle genocide in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book A Problem From Hell—a book that caught Barack Obama’s attention when he was Senator. I could have asked somebody, “Where’s the Oval?” But in addition to being new to government and the executive branch, I didn’t want to be the person …

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland on whether Washington can actually change.
55 years ago

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland on whether Washington can actually change.

Slate  

Samantha Power knows what it’s like to arrive in Washington, D.C. and feel a little lost—literally. But more than that, as a Pulitzer Prize-winning human rights activist and former UN Ambassador under President Barack Obama, Samantha had to learn to balance her beliefs with actually getting things done. On this episode of How To!, Samantha, the author of The Education …

Samantha Power: Biden picks former UN envoy for USAID post
3 years, 11 months ago

Samantha Power: Biden picks former UN envoy for USAID post

Al Jazeera  

Biden says USAID will coordinate the US’s work to lead global response to combat the coronavirus in vulnerable nations. President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he has picked Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the agency overseeing American foreign humanitarian and development aid. At this critical moment, I feel immensely …

Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders
4 years ago

Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is getting the old gang back together. Susan Rice, Obama’s former U.N. ambassador and national security adviser, was named the director of Biden’s White House Domestic Policy Council. Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a three-term former congressman who served as Obama’s first White House chief of staff, seems increasingly unlikely to win a Cabinet post. …

Susan Rice finds a home in Biden White House without facing Republican senators
4 years ago

Susan Rice finds a home in Biden White House without facing Republican senators

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Susan Rice, who was …

Biden Announces His National Security Team, Includes Special Envoy for Climate
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Announces His National Security Team, Includes Special Envoy for Climate

News 18  

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his national security team that includes three women and an envoy for climate that for the first time would sit on the National Security Council. The President-elect also announced the nomination of former Secretary of State John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the first such official to sit on the national …

Biden announces his national security team, includes special envoy for climate
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden announces his national security team, includes special envoy for climate

India TV News  

With three women and an envoy for climate that for the first time would sit on the National Security Council, US President-elect Joe Biden announced his national security team on Monday. The President-elect also announced the nomination of former Secretary of State John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the first such official to sit on the national security …

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition - but still not conceding
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition - but still not conceding

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance. "In the days ahead, transition officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the pandemic response, have a full accounting of our national …

Team Biden: Who's who in the team and where do Indian-Americans stand
4 years, 4 months ago

Team Biden: Who's who in the team and where do Indian-Americans stand

India Today  

As the US presidential race enters its final stretch, foreign diplomats and journalists are furiously trying to guess who might get top positions in a Joe Biden administration were he to win the White House. TONY BLINKEN At the centre of the inner circle is Tony Blinken, former deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama …

Samantha Power: ‘US is pulling away from its democratic allies’
4 years, 7 months ago

Samantha Power: ‘US is pulling away from its democratic allies’

Al Jazeera  

Former US ambassador to UN discusses President Trump’s scaled-down global leadership role during coronavirus pandemic. In September 2016, nearly two months before the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s election, United States President Barack Obama spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. “As I address this hall as president for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made,” he …

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