“I have only so many foreign-language neurons. When I learned Spanish, that displaced whatever Irish was left, and then I learned German, and that displaced the Spanish, and when I learned Serbo-Croatian, that displaced the German. So I'm a bit of a muddle.”

Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official

Samantha Jane Power is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official. She served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017 and later led the United States Agency for International Development from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Power has worked across journalism and public service at the highest level. Her career is tied to international affairs, diplomacy, and development policy, and her public voice is often associated with the responsibilities of American foreign policy.