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In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
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Samantha Power
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 21
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Director For Multilateral Affairs
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London
England
Samantha Jane Power
Samantha J. Power
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