Samantha Power
@PowerUSAID
Declan and Rían's mom, 🇮🇪 Immigrant, married to @CassSunstein, @USAID Administrator. Tackling hunger, climate change, unemployment, humanitarian crises & more
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http://www.usaid.gov 14-04-2021 14:17:40
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Today Secretary Antony Blinken announced a visa restriction policy for individuals undermining democracy in Georgia. As former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia 🇬🇪, I’m deeply saddened it has come to this. We 🇺🇸 stand with the Georgian people’s right to choose their own future.
Despite the rain, the warm welcome of President William Samoei Ruto, PhD and the Kenyan delegation to the US was clear.
As President Biden said: “We are stronger and the world is safer when Kenya and the United States work together.”
In 2011, I was privileged to support then-President Barack Obama as he launched @OpenGovPart.
This week, I heard from young civil society innovators about how, in Morocco, OGP gives them a framework to help build support for a more transparent, accountable, and open government.
The climate crisis is already impacting the health of crops around the 🌍. Students and faculty at UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are using phenotyping and other research techniques to understand the impacts of extreme heat and drought to help create stronger crops.
Starting my visit to Morocco at the Medina historical district in Marrakech—a UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage site and home to so much culture, commerce & history over so many centuries.
Earlier today, the first shipments of humanitarian assistance arrived on the shores of Gaza through the multinational humanitarian pier thanks to the tireless work of U.S. Central Command and our teams at USAID and Department of State.