WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Samantha Power as the next U.S. Agency for International Development administrator. “Thank you everyone for your support these last months,” tweeted after the Senate confirmed her by a 68-26 vote margin. “I’m so grateful for this bipartisan vote of confidence from the Senate, and so energized to be joining the incredible @USAID team to get big things done.” “The agency’s work around the world has never been more vital,” added Power.
Power was the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. during the Obama administration’s second term. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is also a vocal champion of LGBTQ rights. “People are suffering terribly around the world simply because of who they love and who they
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