Samantha Power

@SamanthaJPower

Professor at @Harvard_Law & @Kennedy_School. Former @USAID Administrator. Mother, writer, former US Ambassador to @UN, & married to @CassSunstein.

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Joined January 2017

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Samantha Power
@SamanthaJPower
Jul 25
Musk continues to peddle the lie that no one has died from USAID’s cuts. His latest excuse? Private donors and NGOs could’ve filled the gap. But DOGE abruptly terminated 83% of USAID programs, leaving no time for a responsible handover. They didn’t care.
The Economist
@TheEconomist
Jul 23
.@elonmusk says zero people died from DOGE cuts to USAID. The billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, in his own words, helped feed the policy to the woodchipper last year, when he was the head of America’s Department of Government Efficiency. In an exclusive interview, @zannymb,
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Samantha Power
@SamanthaJPower
Jul 24
USAID staff served in the world’s toughest places, only to face unlawful firings and defamed reputations. The government concedes no one was fired for misconduct or poor performance. Thanks to Brian Atwood and Kevin Byrnes for fighting to uphold respect for the rule of law.
The dismantling of USAID and the firing of its staff was illegal
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Samantha Power
@SamanthaJPower
Jul 14
It was a pleasure sitting down with Angelo Moratti — Chairman of Special Olympics Italy and business leader — to reflect on the serendipity that carried me into government, the grief over all the suffering caused by the killing of USAID, and the importance of combatting the
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Samantha Power
@SamanthaJPower
Jul 7
One year since USAID was dismantled, and the bill is coming due. On @TheLastWord last night, Lawrence O'Donnell and I talked about the human cost — and Musk's lie that no one has died. USAID staffers repeatedly warned last year about what would happen. Trump, Musk, DOGE, and
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Samantha Power
@SamanthaJPower
Jul 4
Almost a year and a half since I walked out of USAID's headquarters for the last time. I spoke with @NPR about the grief — for the 15,000 people who served faithfully, for the programs that were saving lives, for the brand of American goodwill that took 60+ years to build. And
Former USAID head grieves its closure while hoping for its future
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