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To: FJB who wrote (734288)	8/23/2013 10:20:53 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576163

Samantha Power missed Syria session for personal trip... ............................................................................................................................. WHERE IN THE WORLD IS SAMANTHA POWER? - UN Ambassador Samantha Power was on a personal trip when she missed this week’s emergency Security Council meeting on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, U.N. diplomats have told Fox News. Power, who tweeted a call for U.N. action after news broke of the gas attack and has long advocated military intervention in the ongoing Syrian civil war, was said to be in a location where no travel arrangements could be made. Undercut - Power’s hawkish stance on Syria and the Obama administration’s argument for the UN’s centrality to addressing Syria are both damaged by the fact that Power opted to be away from Turtle Bay as the Syria struggle continued to devolve. Whether it was a family vacation with husband Cass Sunstein, also a senior adviser to President Obama, or something else, a diplomat leaving her duty post so soon after being confirmed does not suggest a high administration priority for the crisis or its putative emphasis on the UN. Read more: foxnews.com