[RED DEMOCRATICA] Examining Samantha Power's background and nomination prospects

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | ICC's Bensouda: Security Council must bring justice to Darfur Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 6, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Examining Samantha Power's background and nomination prospects Samantha Power, nominated to be the next U.S. envoy to the United Nations, has been known as an outspoken advocate of human rights who has already received the support of one Republican, Sen. John McCain. Power's background "has made her deeply committed to trying to prevent mass atrocities, which should be the top priority for the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations," says Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch. 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