Obama nominates Irish-born woman to be US ambassador for UN

US President Barack Obama has nominated a Dublin-born academic to serve as his country's ambassador for the United Nations.

Obama nominates Irish-born woman to be US ambassador for UN

US President Barack Obama has nominated a Dublin-born academic to serve as his country's ambassador for the United Nations.

Samantha Power, who spent the first nine years of her life in Castleknock, is known to be a close friend of Mr Obama and served as part of his election team in 2008.

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