Voice of America: US Senate Confirms Obama Nominee to UN Post

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US Senate Confirms Obama Nominee to UN Post Aug 1st 2013, 22:37, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm President Barack Obama's selection for ambassador to the United Nations, approving human rights advocate Samantha Power by a vote of 87-10. Power, a 43-year-old former journalist and National Security Council staff expert, was described Thursday by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Robert Menendez as "a tireless defender of human rights."  Power won one of journalism's highest awards - the 2003 Pulitzer Prize - for a book ... Media files: EF480B81-D65F-4D58-A1E4-2FD9F53BA8F4_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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