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Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to UN: Closing USAID was soft power suicide

Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to UN: Closing USAID was soft power suicide

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Caitriona Perry speaks to the former US ambassador Samantha Power who led USAID

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“The destruction of USAID is not only one of the cruellest acts
that I've seen in my career, but of course also one of the
dumbest.”

Caitriona Perry speaks to Samantha Power, the former American
ambassador to the United Nations. She went on to lead the U.S.
Agency for International Development until January 2025 when
Donald Trump came to power. President Trump later closed USAID
down.

She is scathing about his decision, describing it as a “soft
power suicide” which will lead to the avoidable deaths of
millions of people around the world. Ambassador Power also warns
of gridlock in the United Nations, thanks to the use of veto
powers by permanent members of the Security Council.

Thank you to Caitriona Perry and Abby Godard for their help in
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Presenter: Caitriona Perry Producers: Abby Godard and Lucy
Sheppard Editors: Damon Rose and Justine Lang

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(Image: Samantha Power Credit: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty
Images)