House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored recently deceased diplomat Richard Holbrooke on the House floor Friday.
“With the passing of Ambassador Holbrooke, our country has lost a brilliant and respected diplomat, but his life and his legacy will continue to affect our search for peace in the world, resolution of conflict, improving relationships among countries, having a values-based American foreign policy,” Pelosi said.
The Speaker’s comments came as the House pursued an official resolution commemorating the ambassador.
Holbrooke, the special envoy to Afghanistan, died Monday after undergoing surgery for a torn aorta. He was 69.