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Also Known As Samantha Jane Power
Born September 21, 1970 (age 54) • London • England
Title / Office ambassador (2013-2017), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide”
Subjects Of Study foreign policy • genocide • human rights

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