Samantha Power has been confirmed by the US Senate as the next ambassador to the United Nations in an 87-10 vote. Power, who was backed across the board by Democrats and some Republicans had received strong approval from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month. Power will replace the outgoing envoy Susan Rice, who has been the subject of aggressive criticism by Republicans due to her role in the Obama administration’s handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 last year, which resulted in the death of the US ambassador to that country. A former national security staffer for the White House, Power is also the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “A Problem from Hell,” which delves into US failure to prevent genocide. An early supporter of Obama’s first presidential candidacy, Power had faced questions from some Republicans in Congress critical of her past comments regarding the influence of the pro-Israel lobby on US politics. - rt news - august 1st 2013 - death
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:02:43 +0000
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