Biden names ex-US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power to lead international aid agency

President-elect also names Kurt Campbell to be White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region

Joe Biden on Wednesday named Samantha Power, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, as his choice to lead the US Agency for International Development (USAid), citing her deep experience addressing crises around the world.

There is simply no one better placed to ensure our development agenda is a core pillar of our foreign policy," the US president-elect said in a video statement.