Just ran into Samantha Power – foreign policy expert, human rights advocate and one of my personal heroes.

Samantha was one of the first journalists in the US to talk about Darfur and has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about it. She is often credited with bringing Obama up to speed on the issue – if you notice he mentions it often now. It’s hard to believe sometimes that this is still going on. Actually, it’s heartbreaking. takepart with our Darfur Now campaign.

Samantha also wanted us to mention her site, ChasingtheFlame.org, which is dedicated to building a movement for a smarter U.S. foreign policy. The site honors charismatic peace maker Sergio Vieira de Mello, who after more than 30 years of service was killed in one of the first suicide bomb attacks in Iraq.

She wrote a book about him, Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World that just came out at the beginning of the year. There is a documentary and a feature film in the works also. Rumor has it Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) will direct. I can’t wait!

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