Comment on House speaker as U.S. emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad

WASHINGTON – There’s an American leader whose words resonate on the global stage. Who draws attention in foreign capitals. Who carries a message from the U.S. by simply arriving. It’s 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.