Samantha Power: Irish expat in a position of Power

Dan Buckley traces the career thus far of Dublin-born Samantha Power who has just been appointed US ambassador to the UN by President Obama

IN April of last year, US President Barack Obama announced new forms of sanctions against perpetrators of atrocities, a policy shift barely noticed by most of his fellow citizens but one that could have profound implications for American foreign policy for decades to come.

The most influential person to steer the president in this direction was Irish-born Samantha Power, the woman chosen by him to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations.