Once a Backer of Military Force, Biden Nominee Now Embraces Soft Power
If confirmed to oversee the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power will confront adversaries by bolstering democracy and human rights. China is an early focus.
If Samantha Power is confirmed to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, President Biden is expected to also seat her on the National Security Council.Credit.Pool photo by Greg Nash
April 13, 2021Updated 12:54 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON Near the end of the 2014 documentary “Watchers of the Sky,” which chronicles the origins of the legal definition of genocide, Samantha Power grows emotional. At the time, Ms. Power was President Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations, and, she said, had “great visibility into a lot of the pain” in the world.
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Washington claims Gertler deprived the DRC of $1.4 billion in tax revenues over the past decade.
“The United States stands firmly with our partners in the DRC to counter malign behavior that undermines the country’s institutions and economic opportunities,” Price said.
Rights groups hailed Monday’s move.
“Dan Gertler’s corrupt partnership with former President Joseph Kabila cost the DRC dearly in terms of lost resources, lost services, and, ultimately, lost lives,” said John Prendergast, co-founder of The Sentry, an anti-corruption NGO with a focus on Africa.
“Restoring the sanctions enables Congolese and US anti-corruption efforts to get back on track. Credit goes to the Biden administration and Congress for showing unity in protecting the integrity of the Global Magnitsky sanctions regime,” Prendergast said.
Sanctions Are Reimposed on Israeli Billionaire Granted Relief Under Trump
The Biden administration moved to reverse an action that had benefited Dan Gertler, who has been accused of corruption over mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler was accused of using his connections to the former Congolese president to arrange corrupt mining deals.Credit.Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
March 8, 2021
WASHINGTON The Biden administration moved on Monday to reimpose financial sanctions on an Israeli mining executive who had turned to a team of lobbyists to have the measures eased during President Donald J. Trump’s final days in office.