Former US Ambassador Samantha Power writing a memoir

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power is writing a memoir about her transition from writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning condemnation of foreign policy to becoming a leading public advocate for the government.

Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it had acquired Power’s “The Education of an Idealist.” A release date has not yet been determined.

Before serving in the Obama administration, Power was known for the 2003 book, “A Problem from Hell,” a Pulitzer winner that had condemned the United States for failing to prevent human rights abuses in Bosnia, Rwanda and other parts of the world. In her new work, she will write about her efforts to live up to her own ideals as the country’s United Nations representative from 2013-2017 and a national security and human rights official during President Barack Obama’s first term, 2009-2013.

“Making the transition from critic of U.S. foreign policy to U.S. government official was not easy, but public service proved the most gratifying experience of my life,” Power, now a professor at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School, said in a statement. “I am looking forward to stepping back to explore the highs and lows, and to share ideas for how, even in troubled times, we can each do our part to shape a more humane future.”