New Envoy Says U.S. Leadership at U.N. 'Indispensable'
U.S. leadership at the United Nations is indispensable, Washington's new envoy to the global body said Monday.
Samantha Power presented her credentials to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate late last week.
The 42-year-old replaces Susan Rice whom President Barack Obama named in June to be his national security adviser.
"As I made clear in my testimony before the Senate, the U.N. is critical to a range of U.S. interests and U.S. leadership at the U.N. is indispensable to making progress on those interests," Power said before meeting with Ban.
Some of the issues Washington and the U.N. must work together on include terrorism, "mass atrocities in Syria," as well as South Sudan, global poverty and the crackdown on civil society around the world, she said.
Power, a Harvard Law School graduate and former special assistant to Obama, enjoyed widespread support during the confirmation process as someone who would be an effective and eloquent advocate for U.S. interests.
Source: Agence France Presse
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