USAID nominee takes questions on Yemen, Libya, and Israel at Senate hearing

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power, who is nominated to head the US government’s international development agency, was asked about Yemen, Libya and Israel before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Samantha Power, nominee to be Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Power previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. during the Obama administration. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)
Samantha Power, nominee to be administrator of the US Agency for International Development, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Power previously served as US Ambassador to the UN during the Obama administration. - Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator nominee Samantha Power clarified her position on delivering humanitarian assistance to Yemen at the Senate today. She also addressed her record on Libya and Israel.

Power, who served as US ambassador to the United Nations and on the National Security Council under former President Barack Obama, went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. She was nominated by US President Joe Biden to head USAID, which is responsible for the US government’s foreign assistance and development projects around the world.

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