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Related: About this forumHouse speaker as US emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad
Source: Associated Press
House speaker as US emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad
By LISA MASCARO
August 17, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Theres an American leader whose words resonate on the global stage. Who draws attention in foreign capitals. Who carries a message from the United States by simply arriving.
Its not just President Donald Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is emerging as an alternative ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that some see as diminishing in the Trump era.
As the president heads to the Group of Seven summit in France next week with his America First agenda , Pelosi has been quietly engaging the world from another point of view. She is reviving a more traditional American approach to foreign policy, in style and substance, reinforcing long-standing U.S. alliances and commitments to democracy and human rights, at a time when the old order appears to be slipping away.
Whats really important for people to know is, were all in this together, Pelosi told The Associated Press in an interview. This isnt about me. Its about our country and our shared values, to show our strength of who we are and what we believe.
Since retaking the speakers gavel this year, Pelosi has led large congressional delegations abroad: to assure European allies at a Munich security conference; warn Britons of the pitfalls of Brexit; assess the migrant crisis in Central America; and mark the 400th anniversary of the slave trade in Africa with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including the immigrant congresswoman who became the subject of a Trump rally chant, Send her back!
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By LISA MASCARO
August 17, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Theres an American leader whose words resonate on the global stage. Who draws attention in foreign capitals. Who carries a message from the United States by simply arriving.
Its not just President Donald Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is emerging as an alternative ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that some see as diminishing in the Trump era.
As the president heads to the Group of Seven summit in France next week with his America First agenda , Pelosi has been quietly engaging the world from another point of view. She is reviving a more traditional American approach to foreign policy, in style and substance, reinforcing long-standing U.S. alliances and commitments to democracy and human rights, at a time when the old order appears to be slipping away.
Whats really important for people to know is, were all in this together, Pelosi told The Associated Press in an interview. This isnt about me. Its about our country and our shared values, to show our strength of who we are and what we believe.
Since retaking the speakers gavel this year, Pelosi has led large congressional delegations abroad: to assure European allies at a Munich security conference; warn Britons of the pitfalls of Brexit; assess the migrant crisis in Central America; and mark the 400th anniversary of the slave trade in Africa with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including the immigrant congresswoman who became the subject of a Trump rally chant, Send her back!
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Read more: https://apnews.com/7083d58ec18a4b7fa5011f8c95b64508
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House speaker as US emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2019
OP
This is what happens when the diplomacy-hating Traitor Tot leaves a vacuum of power ...
eppur_se_muova
Aug 2019
#7
comradebillyboy
(10,147 posts)1. Thank god for Nancy Pelosi.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)2. Indeed.
sheshe2
(83,759 posts)3. Exactly.
Third from the first seat. Vilified way to often by our own is now acting President. I love Nancy Pelosi.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)4. The Speaker in a credible manner speaks for the USA abroad.
ancianita
(36,055 posts)5. A peerless stateswoman.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)6. Someone needs to fill those shoes...
and she is doing just that in heels.
eppur_se_muova
(36,262 posts)7. This is what happens when the diplomacy-hating Traitor Tot leaves a vacuum of power ...
... at the State Dept. which should have been filled by non-partisan career diplomats. Fortunately, there is an adult who can step in and clean up some of his mess.
And for 45 the result is that the House may end up with more influence abroad than the Executive Branch. Winning !