This year's commencement speaker will be UN representative Samantha Power, who is also a member of President Obama’s cabinet and a Pulitzer-prize winning author.
Credit: Courtesy of United States State Department/Creative CommonsOn Monday, Samantha Power gave the graduation address to Penn students. And now you can read the entire thing.
Power posted a link to the speech on her Twitter account and you can check out the entire thing here. She also posted the following tweets about her speech.
Today w/@Penn grads: Amidst the darkness of the world it can be easy to lose sight of the bright spots. But look around: they are all around
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) May 18, 2015
My message to Penn grads: you’re here today b/c you had parents, teachers & mentors who made what mattered to you matter to them— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) May 18, 2015
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