Pres.-elect Biden Taps Samantha Power To Lead USAID

Pres.-elect Biden Taps Samantha Power To Lead USAID

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Social Studies

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The video discusses the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its role in managing the nation's foreign humanitarian projects. It highlights Samantha Power's previous service as the US ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration. Power is recognized for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book on the US foreign policy response to genocide. President Biden commends her as a voice of conscience and moral clarity.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the primary function of the US Agency for International Development?

To manage domestic economic policies

To conduct military operations abroad

To oversee the nation's foreign humanitarian projects

To regulate international trade agreements

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In which administration did Samantha Power serve as the US ambassador to the United Nations?

Clinton administration

Bush administration

Trump administration

Obama administration

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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For what achievement did Samantha Power win a Pulitzer Prize in 2003?

Her diplomatic efforts at the United Nations

Her book on US foreign policy response to genocide

Her humanitarian work in Africa

Her role in the Obama administration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How did President Biden describe Samantha Power in his statement?

As a strategic thinker

As a voice of conscience and moral clarity

As a political advisor

As a humanitarian leader

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What is one of the key topics covered in Samantha Power's Pulitzer Prize-winning book?

US environmental policy

US military strategy

US foreign policy response to genocide

US economic policy