Editing Nancy Pelosi (section)

===Foreign affairs===

==== China/Hong Kong/Taiwan ====
[[File:Nancy Pelosi and Wen Jiabao.jpg|thumb|Pelosi with Chinese premier [[Wen Jiabao]] during a trip to China in 2009]]
[[File:HK activists with Pelosi and US REP at the US Capitol.jpg|thumb|Pelosi with Hong Kong activists who have become prominent figures in the [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]]]]
[[File:Pelosi's speech when meeting with Tsai by Chien 03 (52260046159).jpg|thumb|Pelosi with Taiwanese president [[Tsai Ing-wen]] during [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|her trip to Taiwan]] in 2022]]
After the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|1989 Tiananmen Square protests]], Pelosi sought to take a harsher position toward China than President George H.W. Bush.<ref name=":05">{{Cite book |last=Lampton |first=David M. |title=Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War |date=2024 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-5381-8725-8 |location=Lanham, MD |pages= |author-link=David M. Lampton}}</ref>{{Rp|page=210}} With the support of Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, she took a lead role for the Democrats in criticizing Bush's China policy.<ref name=":05" />{{Rp|page=210}} Pelosi's view was that Congress should oppose the annual presidential waiver for China under the [[Jackson–Vanik amendment|Jackson-Vanik Amendment]], an amendment to the [[Trade Act of 1974]] that required the president to inform Congress if he intended to waive the Act to have a [[Most favoured nation|most favored nation]] trading relationship with a non-market economy.<ref name=":05" />{{Rp|page=211}} Pelosi said that if [[Economy of China|China's economy]] suffered, Chinese people would be unhappy with their government and this would serve to advance [[democracy in China]].<ref name=":05" />{{Rp|page=223}}

As part of a Congressional delegation, Pelosi unfurled a banner in the square in 1991, provoking a confrontation with Chinese police.<ref name="deal" /> She advocated for Chinese political prisoners and dissidents to be able to come to the U.S.<ref name="deal">[https://www.npr.org/2022/08/02/1114852740/pelosi-is-about-to-land-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal]</ref> In 1999, ahead of Chinese Premier [[Zhu Rongji]]'s visit to the U.S. for talks over [[World Trade Organization]] admission for China, Pelosi called on President Clinton and Vice President Gore to ask Zhu to recognize the 1989 protests as a pro-democracy effort.<ref>{{cite news|last=Greene|first=David L.|title=Pelosi still fighting for human rights progress in China; Congresswoman delivers biting message to Clinton as he readies to meet Zhu|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-04-08-9904080097-story.html|access-date=July 14, 2021|date=April 8, 1999|website=The Baltimore Sun}}</ref>

In 2008, after a meeting with the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] and officials in the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government-in-exile]], Pelosi criticized the People's Republic of China for its handling of the [[2008 unrest in Tibet|unrest in Tibet]]; addressing a crowd of thousands of Tibetans in [[Dharamsala]], India, Pelosi called on "freedom-loving people" worldwide to denounce China for its [[Human rights in Tibet|human rights abuses in Tibet]].<ref name="cnn20mar2008">{{cite news |title=Pelosi calls on nations to protest China's hold on Tibet |publisher=[[CNN]]|date=March 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211163757/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/21/tibet.dalai.lama/index.html |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/21/tibet.dalai.lama/index.html |access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref> The same year, Pelosi commended the [[European Parliament]] for its "bold decision" to award the [[Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]] to [[List of Chinese dissidents|Chinese dissident]] and human rights activist [[Hu Jia (activist)|Hu Jia]], and called upon the Chinese government "to immediately and unconditionally release Hu Jia from prison and to respect the fundamental freedoms of all the people in China."<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/pelosi-statement-chinese-human-rights-activist-hu-jia-receiving-sakharov-prize-freedom-thought/ |title=Pelosi Statement on Chinese Human Rights Activist Hu Jia Receiving Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought |access-date=January 19, 2019 |last=Pelosi |first=Nancy |date=October 24, 2008 |publisher=[[United States House of Representatives]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030234753/http://speaker.house.gov/newsroom/pressreleases?id=0873 |archive-date=October 30, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010, Pelosi backed a bill naming China a currency manipulator, which would appease exporters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelosi backs China currency bill |url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/09/22/Pelosi-backs-China-currency-bill/39091285196281/ |access-date=August 2, 2022 |work=United Press International |date=September 22, 2010}}</ref>

Pelosi criticized the [[2017 imprisonment of Hong Kong democracy activists|imprisonment of Hong Kong democracy activists]] in August 2017 for their roles in a protest at the [[Civic Square (Hong Kong)|Civic Square]] in front of the [[Central Government Complex (Hong Kong)|Central Government Complex]] in [[Hong Kong]]. She called the ruling an injustice that should "shock the conscience of the world".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cheung |first=Karen |title=US Democratic leader says Occupy activists' sentencing should 'shock the conscience of the world' |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/18/us-democratic-leader-says-occupy-activists-sentencing-shock-conscience-world/ |work=Hong Kong Free Press |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=December 20, 2018 }}</ref>

Before the Trump administration took concrete [[2018 China–United States trade war|measures against China]] in late March 2018, Pelosi and other Democratic leaders pressed Trump to focus more on China and impose real punishments, such as fulfilling his own campaign commitments to name China a currency manipulator and stop China from pressuring U.S. tech companies into giving up [[Intellectual property in China|intellectual property rights]]. Pelosi urged Trump to take a strong stand against unfair market barriers in China.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/4617/ |title=Pelosi Letter to President Trump: Raise Human Rights in China During President Xi's U.S. Visit |publisher=Nancy Pelosi |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101185114/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/4617 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/81417-3/ |title=Pelosi Statement on China Trade Investigation Memo |first=Nancy |last=Pelosi |date=August 14, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730124211/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/81417-3 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelosi: You Can Almost Hear Leadership Of Chinese Government Laughing At Trump |website=[[Real Clear Politics]] |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/11/09/pelosi_you_can_almost_hear_leadership_of_chinese_government_laughing_at_trump.html |date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507081558/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/11/09/pelosi_you_can_almost_hear_leadership_of_chinese_government_laughing_at_trump.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Democrats target Trump on trade |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-target-trump-on-trade/2017/09/02/2dfbabf8-8f5f-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html |date=September 2, 2017 |access-date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194823/https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-target-trump-on-trade/2017/09/02/2dfbabf8-8f5f-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2019, Pelosi met with [[Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)|Hong Kong pro-democracy activist]] [[Joshua Wong]] on Capitol Hill; Chinese media responded by accusing Pelosi of "backing and encouraging radical activists".<ref>{{cite news |title=China accuses Pelosi of "interference" as battle rages to control narrative on Hong Kong |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-protests-china-accuses-nancy-pelosi-interference-battle-to-control-media-message-2019-09-20/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=November 8, 2019 |archive-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015175709/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-protests-china-accuses-nancy-pelosi-interference-battle-to-control-media-message-2019-09-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the eve of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], Pelosi advised [[United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics|American athletes competing]]: "I would say to our athletes, 'You're there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government, because they are ruthless{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-olympics-nancy-pelosi-urges-athletes-not-to-protest-to-avoid-angering-the-chinese-government-014944305.html|title=2022 Olympics: Nancy Pelosi urges athletes against protesting to avoid 'anger of the Chinese government'|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=February 4, 2022 }}</ref>

On August 2, 2022, Pelosi became the highest-ranking U.S. government official to [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|visit Taiwan]] in 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Plane Believed To Be Carrying Nancy Pelosi Lands In Taiwan – Live Updates |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-live-us-will-bear-responsibility-china-warns-3217586 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Nancy Pelosi's Expected Taiwan Visit Raises U.S.-China Tensions: Live Updates |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-china-us-tensions |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pelosi-Taiwan Live Updates: House Speaker Arrives in Taiwan in Defiance of China |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-china-us-tensions |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> President [[Joe Biden]] discouraged but did not prevent Pelosi from traveling to Taiwan, and the White House later affirmed her right to visit.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Jeff |last2=Martina |first2=Michael |date=August 1, 2022 |title=White House: U.S. will not be intimidated by China; Pelosi has right to visit Taiwan |work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/white-house-says-pelosi-has-right-visit-taiwan-2022-08-01 |url-access=registration |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804001906/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/white-house-says-pelosi-has-right-visit-taiwan-2022-08-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan prompts outrage from China |agency=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/09669099-1565-4723-86c9-84e0ca465825 |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804082412/https://www.ft.com/content/09669099-1565-4723-86c9-84e0ca465825 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pelosi: China cannot isolate Taiwan by preventing visits |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-japan-nancy-pelosi-taipei-7114ce2a974d0a806ba5c85665287bb4 |work=[[Associated Press|AP News]]}}</ref> Senate Minority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] and 25 Senate Republicans backed Pelosi's decision to visit,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate Republicans Use Biden's Reasoning in Rare Defense of Nancy Pelosi |url=https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senators-defend-nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-1730151 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=MSN |date=August 2, 2022}}</ref> issuing a joint statement that also supported the trip.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McConnell and 25 Senate Republicans issue rare statement of support for Pelosi as she visits Taiwan in defiance of China's threats |url=https://news.yahoo.com/mcconnell-25-senate-republicans-issue-201046740.html |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=August 2, 2022}}</ref> Her trip triggered a new round of hostilities in the already tense relationship between the U.S. and China.<ref name=NPR-03-08-2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115338230/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-says-the-u-s-will-not-abandon-taiwan-as-china-protest?t=1659505755048|title=House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests|access-date=August 3, 2022|website=[[NPR]]|date=August 3, 2022 }}</ref> During and after her visit, China undertook a series of retaliatory measures against Taiwan and the United States. Pelosi said her visit was a sign of the U.S. Congress's commitment to Taiwan.<ref name=NPR-03-08-2022 /> During her visit, she met with Taiwanese President [[Tsai Ing-wen|Tsai Ing-Wen]] and called Taiwan one of the "freest societies in the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teh |first=Cheryl |title=Nancy Pelosi calls Taiwan one of the 'freest societies in the world' during visit to the island |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-freest-societies-in-the-world-2022-8 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> On August 5, 2022, the Chinese government sanctioned Pelosi for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs, undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, trampling on the one-China policy, and threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait".<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2022 |title=China sanctions Pelosi over 'provocative' visit to Taiwan |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-sanctions-pelosi-over-provocative-visit-taiwan-2022-08-05/ |access-date=29 December 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

====Colombia====
Pelosi publicly scolded Colombian president [[Álvaro Uribe]] during Uribe's May 2007 state visit to America. Pelosi met with Uribe and later released a statement that she and other members of Congress had "expressed growing concerns about the serious allegations" of links between paramilitary groups and Colombian government officials.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050402186.html |title=Colombian President Defends His Government |access-date=October 4, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Jason |last=Ukman |date=May 5, 2007 |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917052124/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050402186.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Pelosi also came out against the [[United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement|Colombian free-trade agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/pressreleases?id=0235|title=Pelosi, Hoyer, Rangel, and Levin Statement on Trade|work=Speaker Nancy Pelosi |access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012205750/http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/pressreleases?id=0235|archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref>

====Cuba====
[[File:Secretary Kerry Speaks With U.S. House Minority Leader Pelosi at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba (25999385805).jpg|thumb|Pelosi and Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] at [[Estadio Latinoamericano]] in [[Havana]], Cuba, March 2016]]

In 2008, Pelosi said: "For years, I have opposed the [[United States embargo against Cuba|embargo on Cuba]]. I don't think it's been successful, and I think we have to remove the travel bans and have more exchanges—people to people exchanges with Cuba."<ref>{{cite news |first=Morgan |last=Neill |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/26/raul.castro/index.html |title=Raul Castro pushes change for Cubans |publisher=[[CNN]]|date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929161504/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/26/raul.castro/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, Pelosi supported President Obama's [[Cuban Thaw]], a rapprochement between the U.S. and [[Human rights in Cuba|Castro's regime]] in Cuba, and visited [[Havana]] for meetings with high-level officials.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Miroff |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-havana-pelosi-delegation-promotes-obamas-cuba-thaw/2015/02/19/8b1e2d72-c61e-4d3e-ae77-28e0f2f2baa6_story.html |title=In Havana, Pelosi delegation promotes Obama's Cuba thaw |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115114947/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-havana-pelosi-delegation-promotes-obamas-cuba-thaw/2015/02/19/8b1e2d72-c61e-4d3e-ae77-28e0f2f2baa6_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====First Gulf War====
Pelosi opposed U.S. intervention in the [[1991 Gulf War]].<ref name="opinionjournal.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110002614 |title=Left-Handed Compliment |work=Opinion Journal |access-date=February 3, 2010 |archive-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526065335/http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110002614 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Hidden Casualties: Environmental, Health and Political Consequences of the Persian Gulf War |first1=Nancy |last1=Pelosi |first2=Saul |last2=Bloom |publisher=North Atlantic Books |date=1994 |isbn=978-1-55643-163-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/hiddencasualties0000unse }}</ref>

====Iran====
[[File:Secretary Kerry, Senators McCain and Warner, House Minority Leader Pelosi, and Representative Engel Chat Before Greeting King Salman of Saudi Arabia.jpg|thumb|Pelosi with Secretary of State John Kerry and Senators [[John McCain]] and [[Mark Warner]] before greeting the new King [[Salman of Saudi Arabia]] in Riyadh, January 2015]]

In an interview on February 15, 2007, Pelosi said that Bush consistently said he supports a diplomatic resolution to differences with [[Iran]] "and I take him at his word". At the same time, she said, "I do believe that Congress should assert itself, though, and make it very clear that there is no previous authority for the president, any president, to go into Iran".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/house-passes-resolution-opposing-bushs-plan-to-send-more-troops-to-iraq |title=House Passes Resolution Opposing Bush's Plan to Send More Troops to Iraq |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=February 16, 2007 |access-date=June 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008014500/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252382,00.html |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 12, 2007, Congressman [[Walter B. Jones]] of [[North Carolina]] introduced a resolution<ref>{{USBill|110|H.J.Res.|14|pipe=H.J.Res.14: Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran}}</ref> requiring that—absent a national emergency created by an attack, or a demonstrably imminent attack, by Iran upon the United States or its armed forces—the president must consult with Congress and receive specific authorization prior to initiating any use of military force against Iran.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-introduces-resolution-requiring-congressional-approval-prior-use-military-force |title=Jones Introduces Resolution Requiring Congressional Approval Prior to Use of Military Force Against Iran |date=January 12, 2007 |access-date=January 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144152/https://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-introduces-resolution-requiring-congressional-approval-prior-use-military-force |archive-date=January 20, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This resolution was removed from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq by Pelosi on March 13, 2007.

In July 2015, Pelosi said she was convinced Obama would have enough votes to secure the [[Iran nuclear deal]], crediting the president with having made a "very strong and forceful presentation of his case supporting the nuclear agreement with Iran" and called the deal "a diplomatic masterpiece".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/30/nancy-pelosi-iran-deal/30887129/ |title=Pelosi says Iran deal 'a diplomatic masterpiece' |first=Susan |last=Davis |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024430/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/30/nancy-pelosi-iran-deal/30887129/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Pelosi argued against two bills that if enacted would block Iran's access to the dollar and impose sanctions for its ballistic missile program: "Regardless of whether you supported the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), we all agree that Iran must not possess a nuclear weapon. At this time, the JCPOA is the best way to achieve this critical goal."<ref>{{cite news |title=House votes to toughen Iran sanctions |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/287775-house-votes-to-enhance-iran-sanctions/ |date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=November 12, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103171319/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/287775-house-votes-to-enhance-iran-sanctions |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2018, after Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, Pelosi said the decision was an abdication of American leadership and "particularly senseless, disturbing & dangerous".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/386767-dems-hammer-trump-over-withdrawal-from-iran-deal/ |title=Dems hammer Trump over withdrawal from Iran deal |date=May 8, 2018 |access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194824/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/386767-dems-hammer-trump-over-withdrawal-from-iran-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Iraq War====
[[File:Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (4595426589).jpg|thumb|Pelosi with service members stationed at the [[Al Udeid Air Base]] in [[Qatar]], 2010]]

In 2002, Pelosi opposed the [[Iraq Resolution]] authorizing President [[George W. Bush]] to use [[2003 invasion of Iraq|military force against Iraq]], which passed the House on a 296–133 vote.<ref name="HouseClerk"/><ref name=MitchellIraq/> Pelosi said that "unilateral use of force without first exhausting every diplomatic remedy and other remedies and making a case to the American people will be harmful to our war on terrorism."<ref name="House2"/> In explaining her opposition to the resolution, Pelosi said [[Director of Central Intelligence|CIA Director]] [[George Tenet]] had told Congress the likelihood of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s launching an attack on the U.S. using weapons of mass destruction was low, saying: "This is about the Constitution It is about this Congress asserting its right to declare war when we are fully aware what the challenges are to us. It is about respecting the United Nations and a multilateral approach, which is safer for our troops."<ref name=MitchellIraq/>

Although Pelosi voted against the [[Iraq War]], anti-war activists in San Francisco protested against her voting to continue funding the war. UC Berkeley political scientist Bruce Cain said Pelosi had to balance the demands of her anti-war constituency against the moderate views of Democrats in tight races around the country in her role as minority leader.<ref>{{cite news |title=SAN FRANCISCO / Anti-war activists take Pelosi to task / Minority leader negotiates with lawmakers to her right |author=McCormick, E. |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Anti-war-activists-take-Pelosi-to-2524112.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 15, 2006 |access-date=August 5, 2013}}</ref> Pelosi has never faced a serious challenger to her left in her district.<ref>{{cite news |first=Christine |last=Mai-Duc |url=https://latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-nancy-pelosi-just-got-a-challenger-and-1493224950-htmlstory.html |title=Nancy Pelosi just got a challenger and he's a 'pretty hard-core' Bernie Sanders supporter |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194843/https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-201704-htmlstory.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Israel====
[[File:PC290116 (1507386841).jpg|thumb|Pelosi at [[AIPAC]]'s annual Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.]]

Pelosi has reaffirmed that "America and [[Israel]] share an unbreakable bond: in peace and war; and in prosperity and in hardship".<ref name="onIsrael">{{cite web |title=Pelosi Delivers Speech to American Israel Public Affairs Committee |website=democraticleader.house.gov |year=2005 |url=http://democraticleader.house.gov/press/releases.cfm?pressReleaseID=999 |access-date=January 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060202151116/http://democraticleader.house.gov/press/releases.cfm?pressReleaseID=999 |archive-date=February 2, 2006}}</ref> She has emphasized that "a strong relationship between the [[Israel–United States relations|United States and Israel]] has long been supported by both Democrats and Republicans. America's commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel is unwavering{{spaces}}... [h]owever, the [[war in Iraq]] has made both America and Israel less safe." Pelosi's voting record shows consistent support for Israel. Pelosi voted in favor of the [[Jerusalem Embassy Act]] of 1995, which urged the federal government to [[United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel|relocate the American embassy in Israel]] to [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump's actions on Jerusalem come with Democratic support |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Trump-s-actions-on-Jerusalem-come-with-12414559.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> Before the 2006 elections in the Palestinian Authority, she voted for a Congressional initiative that disapproved of participation in the elections by [[Hamas]] and other organizations the legislation defined as terrorist. She agrees with the current U.S. stance in support of land-for-peace. She has applauded Israeli "hopeful signs" of offering land while criticizing Palestinian "threats" of not demonstrating peace in turn. Pelosi has said, "If the Palestinians agree to coordinate with Israel on the evacuation, establish the rule of law, and demonstrate a capacity to govern, the world may be convinced that finally there is a real partner for peace".<ref name="onIsrael" />

During the [[2006 Lebanon War]], Pelosi voted in favor of Resolution 921: "...{{spaces}}seizure of Israeli soldiers by [[Hezbollah]] terrorists was an unprovoked attack and Israel has the right, and indeed the obligation, to respond." She argues that organizations and political bodies in the Mideast like [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] "have a greater interest in maintaining a state of hostility with Israel than in improving the lives of the people they claim to represent". Pelosi asserts that civilians on both sides of the border "have been put at risk by the aggression of Hamas and Hezbollah" in part for their use of "civilians as shields by concealing weapons in civilian areas".<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelosi Floor Statement on House Resolution Reaffirming Support for Israel |url=http://www.newswest9.com/story/5173845/pelosi-floor-statement-on-house-resolution-reaffirming-support-for-israel |newspaper=News West 9 |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=August 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111021503/http://www.newswest9.com/story/5173845/pelosi-floor-statement-on-house-resolution-reaffirming-support-for-israel |archive-date=November 11, 2014 }}</ref>

In September 2008, Pelosi hosted a reception in Washington with Israeli [[List of Knesset speakers|Speaker of the Knesset]] [[Dalia Itzik]], along with 20 members of Congress, where they toasted the "strong friendship" between Israel and the United States. During the ceremony, Pelosi held up replica dog tags of the three Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah and Hamas in 2006 and said she keeps them as a "symbol of the sacrifices made, sacrifices far too great by the people of the state of Israel".<ref>{{cite news |title=Two speakers toast to U.S.–Israel friendship |url=http://www.jta.org/2008/09/18/news-opinion/two-speakers-toast-to-u-s-israel-friendship |newspaper=JTA |date=September 18, 2008 |access-date=August 4, 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Pelosi and Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel.jpg|thumb|Pelosi and Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] in [[Jerusalem]], January 2020]]
Pelosi supported Israel in the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelosi and Trump Are Both pro-Israel, but the Leading Democrat Is Not pro-Netanyahu |location=Israel |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/pelosi-and-trump-are-both-pro-israel-but-the-leading-democrat-is-not-pro-netanyahu-1.6679073 |work=Haaretz |date=November 28, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194852/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/pelosi-and-trump-are-both-pro-israel-but-the-leading-democrat-is-not-pro-netanyahu-1.6679073 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2018 Pelosi said, "There is no greater political accomplishment in the 20th Century than the establishment of the State of Israel."<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. House Democrats depart for Israel trip |url=https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-House-Democrats-depart-for-Israel-trip-547007 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=March 25, 2018 |access-date=June 10, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194816/https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-House-Democrats-depart-for-Israel-trip-547007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pelosi condemned Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]] of Minnesota for posting controversial tweets related to Jews and Israel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ilhan Omar Condemned by Pelosi, Democratic Leaders for Using 'Anti-Semitic Tropes' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omar-condemned-by-pelosi-democratic-leaders-for-using-anti-semitic-tropes |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194847/https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omar-condemned-by-pelosi-democratic-leaders-for-using-anti-semitic-tropes |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2019, she said, "Israel and America are connected now and forever. We will never allow anyone to make Israel a wedge issue."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ilhan Omar Takes Swipe at Nancy Pelosi for Condemning BDS at AIPAC |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/ilhan-omar-takes-swipe-at-nancy-pelosi-for-condemning-bds-at-aipac-1.7061399 |website=Haaretz |access-date=June 12, 2019|date=March 27, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194838/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/ilhan-omar-takes-swipe-at-nancy-pelosi-for-condemning-bds-at-aipac-1.7061399 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2017, Pelosi voted against a House resolution that would condemn the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334|UN Security Council Resolution 2334]]. This UN Security Council Resolution called [[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlement building]] in the occupied [[Israeli-occupied territories|Palestinian territories]] in the [[West Bank]] a "flagrant violation" of international law and a major obstacle to peace.<ref>{{cite news |title=House votes to rebuke UN on Israeli settlement resolution |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/312956-house-votes-to-rebuke-un-vote-on-israel/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194859/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/312956-house-votes-to-rebuke-un-vote-on-israel |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AAI Thanks 80 Representatives For Standing Against Illegal Israeli Settlements |url=http://www.aaiusa.org/aai_thanks_80_representatives_for_standing_against_illegal_israeli_settlements |publisher=Arab American Institute |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713152455/https://www.aaiusa.org/aai_thanks_80_representatives_for_standing_against_illegal_israeli_settlements |url-status=dead }}</ref> She condemned the [[Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions]] (BDS) movement targeting Israel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Omar hits back at Pelosi over BDS remarks |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435841-omar-hits-back-at-pelosi-over-bds-remarks/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

Pelosi has voiced heavy criticism over Israel's plan to [[proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank|annex parts of the West Bank]] and the [[Jordan Valley]]. She said Israeli annexation would undermine U.S. national security interests.<ref name="jpost-pelosi">{{cite news |title=Israeli annexation will 'undermine US national security interests' – Pelosi |url=https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/israeli-annexation-will-undermine-us-national-security-interests-pelosi-630400 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> Pelosi said that Democrats are taking "a great pride" in [[Barack Obama]]'s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that Israel signed with the Obama administration in 2016, for a guarantee of $38{{spaces}}billion in defense assistance over a decade.<ref name="jpost-pelosi" />

On January 28, 2024, Pelosi suggested that some [[Gaza war protests|pro-Palestinian protesters]] calling for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]] could be connected to Russia and called on the [[FBI]] to investigate the possible connection.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelosi Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Pro-Palestinian Protesters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-fbi-russia-gaza-protesters.html |work=The New York Times |date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

====North Korea====
Nancy Pelosi is one of the few members of Congress to have traveled to [[North Korea]]. She has expressed concern about the danger of nuclear proliferation from the [[Kim dynasty (North Korea)|North Korean regime]], and the ongoing problems of hunger and oppression imposed by that country's leadership.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?444272-1/democrats-back-farm-bill-leader-pelosi |title=Democrats Won't Back Farm Bill, Leader Pelosi Says |publisher=[[C-SPAN]] |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223531/https://www.c-span.org/video/?444272-1%2Fdemocrats-back-farm-bill-leader-pelosi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/71317-8/ |title=Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today—Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi |date=July 13, 2017 |website=speaker.gov |access-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101181701/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/71317-8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 2017, following Trump's warning that North Korea "will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen" in the event of further threats to the United States, Pelosi said the comments were "recklessly belligerent and demonstrate a grave lack of appreciation for the severity of the North Korean nuclear situation. His saber-rattling and provocative, impulsive rhetoric erode our credibility."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.weeklystandard.com/jenna-lifhits/top-democrats-knock-trump-for-fire-and-fury-threat-against-north-korea |title=Top Democrats Knock Trump for 'Fire and Fury' Threat Against North Korea |date=August 9, 2017 |magazine=[[The Weekly Standard]] |access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194858/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump?source=%2Fweekly-standard%2Ftop-democrats-knock-trump-for-fire-and-fury-threat-against-north-korea |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2017, after the Pentagon sent a letter to lawmakers stating a ground invasion was the only way to destroy all [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|North Korea's nuclear weapons]] without concern for having missed any, Pelosi said she was concerned about Pyongyang's selling nuclear technology to third parties and called for the United States to "exhaust every other remedy".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/05/politics/nancy-pelosi-north-korea-cnntv/index.html |title=Pelosi: Must 'exhaust' diplomatic options on North Korea |date=November 5, 2017 |publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104235233/https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/05/politics/nancy-pelosi-north-korea-cnntv/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2018, after Trump praised North Korean leader [[Kim Jong-un]], Pelosi said in a statement, "In his haste to reach an agreement, President Trump elevated North Korea to the level of the United States while preserving the regime's status quo."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/391787-dem-leaders-hit-trump-on-north-korea-summit/ |title=Dems rip Trump concessions, 'embarrassing' rhetoric with Kim |date=June 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194835/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/391787-dem-leaders-hit-trump-on-north-korea-summit |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Russia====
[[File:Dmitry Medvedev in the United States 25 June 2010-2.jpeg|thumb|Pelosi meeting with Russian president [[Dmitry Medvedev]], foreign minister [[Sergey Lavrov]], and ambassador [[Sergey Kislyak]], June 2010]]

In December 2017, Pelosi wrote a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan advocating for the continued House investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election on the grounds that Americans deserved "a comprehensive and fair investigation into Russia's attack" and "America's democracy and national security" being at stake. Pelosi cited the need for Congress to "fully investigate Russia's assault on our election systems to prevent future foreign attacks".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/366138-pelosi-pressures-ryan-to-continue-russia-investigation/ |title=Pelosi demands GOP continue Russia probe |first=Julia |last=Manchester |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=November 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422014716/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/366138-pelosi-pressures-ryan-to-continue-russia-investigation |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2018, after the release of a Republican report alleging surveillance abuses by the Justice Department, Pelosi accused Trump of siding with Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] at the expense of preserving intelligence sources and methods.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/372041-pelosi-nunes-memo-is-a-bouquet-for-putin/ |title=Pelosi: Nunes memo is a 'bouquet' for Putin |date=February 2, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> In July, Pelosi asserted that Trump was afraid to mention the 12 indictments against people connected to the intelligence community in Russia during his meeting with Putin and questioned what intelligence the Russians had on Trump to cause his behavior.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/397240-pelosi-the-russians-have-something-on-the-president/ |title=Pelosi: 'The Russians have something on the president' |date=July 16, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194858/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/397240-pelosi-the-russians-have-something-on-the-president |url-status=live }}</ref> She said Putin would not be welcomed by Congress even if he visited Washington as a result of his actions: "Putin's ongoing attacks on our elections and on Western democracies and his illegal actions in Crimea and the rest of Ukraine deserve the fierce, unanimous condemnation of the international community, not a VIP ticket to our nation's capital." She called for House Speaker Ryan to "make clear that there is not—and never will be—an invitation for a thug like Putin to address the United States Congress."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/398165-pelosi-thug-putin-not-welcome-in-congress/ |title=Pelosi: 'Thug' Putin not welcome in Congress |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194903/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/398165-pelosi-thug-putin-not-welcome-in-congress |url-status=live }}</ref>

On multiple occasions, Pelosi said of Trump, "With him, all roads lead to Putin," including with regard to the [[Trump–Ukraine scandal|Trump-Ukraine scandal]],<ref>{{cite news|date=December 6, 2019|title='All roads lead to Putin': Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia|url=https://apnews.com/article/57518f0072af442af2a43f359f32d541|access-date=March 12, 2021|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> a lack of action against the alleged [[Russian bounty program]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Dugyala|first=Rishika|title=Pelosi on Trump: 'With him, all roads lead to Putin'|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/28/pelosi-putin-trump-russia-afghanistan-342926|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=[[Politico]]}}</ref> and Trump's incitement of the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Did Hillary Clinton Suggest Trump Spoke to Putin During Capitol Riot?|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-trump-putin-capitol/|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=Snopes.com|date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>

====Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan====
Pelosi supports the [[Syria Accountability Act]] and [[Iran Freedom and Support Act]]. In a speech at the [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC]] 2005 annual conference, Pelosi said that "for too long, leaders from both parties haven't done enough" to put pressure on [[Russia]] and China who are providing [[Iran]] with technological information on nuclear issues and missiles. "If evidence of participation by other nations in Iran's nuclear program is discovered, I will insist that the Administration use, rather than ignore, the evidence in determining how the U.S. deals with that nation or nations on other issues."<ref>{{cite news |title=Nancy Pelosi: Israel, don't fear Dems in Congress |website=Ynetnews |year=2006 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3320428,00.html |access-date=January 4, 2007}}</ref> In April 2007, Pelosi visited Syria, where she met Foreign Minister [[Walid Muallem]], Vice President [[Farouk al-Sharaa]] and President [[Bashar al-Assad]], despite President Bush efforts to isolate Syria, because of militants crossing from Syria into Iraq, and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17920536 |title=Pelosi shrugs off Bush's criticism, meets Assad |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194851/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17920536#.XtA-vDozZPY |url-status=live }}</ref> During her visit, she conveyed Israeli Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]] message for peace, and toured in [[Al-Hamidiyah Souq]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Seth Sherwood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24Syria.html |title=The Road Back to Damascus |website=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 24, 2007 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194845/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24Syria.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Umayyad Mosque]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/washington/07diplo.html |title=As One Syria Trip Draws Fire, Others Draw Silence |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 7, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194844/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/washington/07diplo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pelosi supported the NATO-led [[2011 military intervention in Libya|military intervention in Libya]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=85608 |title=Nancy Pelosi Stands by Obama on Libya |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=March 23, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194844/https://blog.sfgate.com/politics/2011/03/23/nancy-pelosi-stands-by-obama-on-libya/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also favored arming [[Timber Sycamore|Syria's rebel fighters]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Who to Blame If Arming the Syrian Rebels Goes Wrong |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=September 18, 2014 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184447/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2019, Pelosi criticized President Trump's planned withdrawal of [[American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War|U.S. troops from Syria]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan]]. She called Trump's announcement a "Christmas gift to Vladimir Putin".<ref>{{cite news |title=Are Democrats Hypocrites for Criticizing Trump's Troop Withdrawals? |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/democrats-and-trumps-troop-withdrawals-is-the-criticism-hypocritical.html |first=Joshua |last=Keating |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101214450/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/democrats-and-trumps-troop-withdrawals-is-the-criticism-hypocritical.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In an October 2019 letter to Democratic caucus members, Pelosi wrote that both parties were condemning President Trump's deserting the US's "Kurdish allies in a foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman" [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] of [[Turkey]] and opined that the decision "poses a dire threat to regional security and stability, and sends a dangerous message to Iran and Russia, as well as our allies, that the United States is no longer a trusted partner".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464906-pelosi-accuses-trump-of-deserting-kurds-in-foolish-attempt-to-appease-an/|title=Pelosi accuses Trump of deserting Kurds in 'foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman'|first=Juliegrace|last=Brufke|date=October 8, 2019|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119120745/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464906-pelosi-accuses-trump-of-deserting-kurds-in-foolish-attempt-to-appease-an|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, she visited [[Jordan]] to discuss the Syrian situation with King [[Abdullah II]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1571491/middle-east |title=Pelosi in Jordan for 'vital discussions' amid Syria crisis |website=Arab News |date=October 20, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194853/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1571491/middle-east |url-status=live }}</ref> Afterwards, she went to Afghanistan, where she met President [[Ashraf Ghani]] and chief executive officer [[Abdullah Abdullah]], and she was also briefed by U.S. diplomats on reconciliation efforts with the [[Taliban]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-makes-unannounced-visit-to-afghanistan-idUSKBN1X003V |title=U.S. House speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan |publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194849/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-makes-unannounced-visit-to-afghanistan-idUSKBN1X003V |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Turkey====
In mid-October 2007, after the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution to label [[Armenian genocide|the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks]] as genocide, Pelosi pledged to bring the measure to a vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-10-11-voa71.cfm |title=US House Speaker: Armenian Genocide Measure Will Go Forward |access-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013022525/http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-10-11-voa71.cfm |archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> The draft resolution prompted warnings from President Bush and fierce criticism from Turkey, with Turkey's Prime Minister saying that approval of the resolution would endanger U.S.–Turkey relations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1262442020071012 |title=Turkey's PM says U.S. relations in danger |access-date=October 12, 2007 |date=October 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Reuters]]|archive-date=October 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013151132/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1262442020071012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After House support eroded, the measure's sponsors dropped their call for a vote, and in late October Pelosi agreed to set the matter aside.<ref>{{cite news |first=Diedre |last=Walsh |title=Vote on Armenian 'genocide' resolution put off |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/us.turkey/ |publisher=[[CNN]]|date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=October 29, 2007 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214712/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/us.turkey/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The resolution was passed during Pelosi's second term as Speaker. The House voted 405 to 11 in October 2019 to confirm the resolution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/politics/armenian-genocide-resolution.html|title=House Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide|last1=Edmondson|first1=Catie|date=October 29, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 14, 2019|last2=Gladstone|first2=Rick|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130164434/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/politics/armenian-genocide-resolution.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Ukraine====
On April 30, 2022, Pelosi met with President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] in [[Kyiv]], to pledge U.S. support for Ukraine during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/5122 |title=Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Kyiv, Ukraine |website=speaker.gov |date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916051307/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/5122 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/pelosi-concludes-secret-visit-to-ukraine-00029154 |title=Pelosi concludes secret visit to Ukraine |last1=Ward |first1=Alexander |last2=Desiderio |first2=Andrew |last3=Ferris |first3=Sarah |website=[[Politico]]|date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=August 20, 2022}}</ref>

====Gaza====
After the [[World Central Kitchen drone strikes|drone strikes on aid workers from World Central Kitchen]] in April 2024, Pelosi, [[Mark Pocan]], [[James P. McGovern]], [[Jan Schakowsky]], and 36 other Congressional Democrats urged President Biden in an open letter to reconsider planned arms shipments to the Israeli military.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelosi, Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to put conditions on military aid to Israel |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4578465-pelosi-democratic-lawmakers-urge-biden-conditions-israel-military-aid/ |date=6 April 2024 |website=thehill.com |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://pocan.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/pocan.house.gov/files/evo-media-document FINAL Letter to Biden Admin re WCK Airstrike and Arms Transfers]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (5 April 2024, pocan.house.gov)</ref>