![Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who is President Joe Biden's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., March 23, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ARUFR6DJJE2UDG6Y26LQGUT2AA.jpg?smart=true&auth=941dd0950e81fb895843daddfeed2ba357ba7ccb81adf5f2b3188b3985cfc44d&width=400&height=225)
Samantha Power speaks at her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington. Reuters
Samantha Power speaks at her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington. Reuters
Senate advances Samantha Power nomination as US aid co-ordinator
Bipartisan vote indicates that the full Senate is likely to confirm the former UN ambassador to lead aid operations