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Samantha Power Biography

Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is an Irish-born American academic, author, political critic, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017.

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As a journalist, I've felt as if it's a privilege that people share their stories and want you to be the messenger. . . . Even in my current job, when I go abroad, I'm racing to get back to the president and the secretary to share what I've seen.

Back, Job, Journalist, People, President, Racing

What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

Government, Want, Protection, Avoid, Presence

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

Agree, Agree Upon, Engage, Russia, Think, Thinking

You've got to deploy serious political assets around a plan [in Darfur]. And the George W. ] Bush administration has never had a plan. Ever. The Europeans don't want to do anything, saying, "The Americans are in charge of that. " And in fact the Americans are in charge of naming it and bringing these resolutions every few weeks to the Security Council.

Administration, Americans, Bringing, Deploy, Political, Want

If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.

Everyone, Ifs, Represent, Way, Ways

I'm going to Washington on a fateful, even historic, mission. I feel that I am an emissary of all Israel's citizens, even those who do not agree with me, and of the entire Jewish people

Israel, People, Citizens, Mission, Fateful, Entire

It is easy to get used to the morning news, habituated. But don't. The morning news is yours to alter.

Alter, Easy, Habituated, Morning, News, Used

My favorite things in life are my children. If somebody wants to understand me, there's no better window into that than my children.

Children, Favorite, Life, My Favorite, Somebody, Window

When I wake up in the morning, I think about Syria.

Morning, Syria, Thinking, Wake, Wake Up

Every working mother struggles with the BlackBerry, knowing the boss can call.

Boss, Knowing, Mother, Struggle

There is a fair amount of competition, obviously, with ISIL and the terrorist networks around the world, China also posing a different kind of threat to the rules-based order.

Competition, Different, Order, Posing, Threat

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.

Concentration, Ears, Potential, Reach, Surgeon, Surgeons

There's something beautiful about working in the one place in the world where the world is present, like United Nations. Otherwise, one would have to go to each of these countries to negotiate.

Beautiful, Country, Like, Nations, Negotiate, World

In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.

Military, Als, Election, Reliable, 2000

We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can.

Deter, Needs, Palestinian, Palestinians, Way

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

Accountability, Democratic, Exploit, Innovation, Technology

I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.

Constitution, Document, Documents, Missing, Thought

We have an interest in combating tactics in war that are abhorrent and that only fuel terrorism because they incite people on the ground.

Abhorrent, Ground, People, Tactics, War

Since 9
11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

Affair, Involved, People, Personally, Public Service

From Richard Holbrooke - and I miss him every day - I learned two things. One, prioritization: Never take your eye off the longer-term reforms. The other thing is, he was a hell of a schmoozer! So I should take advantage of my Irish love of beer and gift of the gab, and build relationships. That's a cherished part of the job, asking someone, "How did you get to be the Rwandan ambassador?" I try to take advantage of the fact that I hope to be here at least until the president's term ends getting to know my colleagues.

Beer, Eye, Gab, Missing, Relationships

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