“I just sort of bristled at the idea of writing a memoir…And I bristled because I feel like you should only write a memoir after you’ve brokered Middle East peace, which last I checked I have not managed, just yet…I realized that in order to capture and keep readers’ attention, there’s nothing like a good story,” Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former Ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration. Powers reflects on the lessons learned on human rights, foreign policy, public service, and how to make a difference.

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