The Education Of An Idealist

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of our foremost thinkers on foreign policy. Barack Obama Honest, personal, revealing. Colm Tóibín Uniquely personal and absorbing … A riveting fly-on-the wall insight into the Obama administrations foreign-policy decision-making. The Irish Times What can one person do? At a time of division and upheaval, Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question – and calls for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives. The Education of an Idealistcombines gripping storytelling, vivid character portraits and deep political insight, tracing Powers journey from Irish immigrant to war correspondent and presidential Cabinet official. In 2005, her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected Senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential campaign. After Obama was elected president, Power went from being an activist outsider to a government insider, navigating the halls of power while trying to put her ideals into practice. She served for four years as Obamas human rights adviser, and in 2013 took one of the worlds most powerful diplomatic positions, becoming the youngest ever US Ambassador to the United Nations. A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Power transports us from her early years in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia into the White House Situation Room and the arena of high-stakes diplomacy.The Education of an Idealistlays bare the searing battles and defining moments of her life and shows how she juggled the demands of a 24/7 national security job with the challenge of raising two young children. Along the way, she illuminates the intricacies of politics and geopolitics, and reminds that in the face of great challenges there is always something each of us can do to advance the cause of human dignity. Honest, inspiring and evocatively written, Powers memoir is an unforgettable account of the world-changing power of idealism – and of one persons fierce determination to make a difference.