The US Congress Senate on Wednesday approved the candidacy of the former Permanent Representative for the UN Samantha Power for the post of Head of the International Development Agency (USAID). According to TASS, the broadcast was carried out on the website of the Upper Chamber of the Legislative Body.
The current US President Joe Biden made a Power candidacy for approval to the Senate in February. She was supported by 68 senators, 26 legislators spoke against. In the near future, the former postral will be shown to the oath.
Laureate of the Pulitzer Prize 2003, the 50-year native of Ireland Power held the post of the United States Permanent Representative for the UN in the Administration of the 44th President of Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.
Created in 1961 The United States Agency for International Development is the highest federal authority of the country in the field of foreign assistance. The head of the agency and his deputy are appointed by the President with the consent of the US Congress Senate and operate in coordination with the State Department. In accordance with the Charter, the main activities of the Agency are to support trade, agriculture, the development of health, the humanitarian sphere and the economy, as well as assisting conflict prevention and development efforts and the development of democracy in other countries.