Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official who served as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 2021 to 2025.

Jan 18, 2025 · Samantha Power (born September 21, 1970, London, England) is an American journalist, human rights scholar, and government official who served on the National Security Council (2008–13) and as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2013–17) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama.

Jan 19, 2025 · For a self-proclaimed idealist like Samantha Power, the last four years have been tough. As administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, she’s been a key player in delivering...

1 day ago · Samantha Power is the former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor.

2 days ago · Samantha Power led USAID from 2021-2025. Fox News reported in 2017 that Power was "unmasking" at such a rapid pace in the final months of the Obama administration that she averaged more than one request for every working day in 2016, and she even sought information in the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, according to ...

9 hours ago · Samantha Power, a former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), says autocratic regimes across the world are “relishing” the Trump administration’s efforts ...

Samantha Power was sworn into office as the 19th Administrator of USAID on May 3, 2021. In leading the world’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 …

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Samantha Power is the 19th Administrator of USAID, the world’s largest bilateral development agency with a global staff of over 11,000 across more than 100 countries.

Samantha Power is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who served in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama and as US Ambassador to the UN from 2013 to 2017.