International Development Group LLC Welcomes Samantha Power as the 19th USAID Administrator

On Wednesday, April 28, the U.S. Senate confirmed former Ambassador Samantha Power as the nineteenth USAID Administrator. International Development Group LLC (IDG) welcomes Ms. Power’s confirmation and offers our congratulations.

From 2009 to 2013, Ms. Power served on the National Security Council as former President Obama’s senior director for multilateral affairs and human rights. She later served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017.

“Samantha Power is a highly qualified and distinguished public servant to lead USAID through a challenging time for international development,” said David Snelbecker, CEO of IDG. “We fully support the four top priorities that Ms. Power outlined to address the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, conflict and state collapse, and democratic backsliding. IDG is ready to assist USAID in addressing these issues through promoting inclusive, sustainable, resilient economic growth. Intelligent U.S. engagement abroad is critical now more than ever, and Ms. Power’s leadership will solidify America’s commitment to countries around the world.”

IDG also endorses President Biden’s decision to elevate the role of USAID Administrator to a permanent seat on the National Security Council’s Principals Committee as the U.S. “reasserts its role as a leader on the world stage.”

 

IDG is a rapidly growing international development organization, serving the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and other international donors. We work to reduce poverty around the world through sustainable, inclusive economic development. We provide evidence-driven, practical tools for policymakers and entrepreneurs to make a real and measurable impact for their communities and their countries. We build individual and institutional capacity in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, fostering synergies between local knowledge and international experience.

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