some guy named Ayerault (spelling?) appointed last May as recall.
Pelosi is an outspoken ‘catholic’ who routinely misspeaks her piety. Moreover, the US whether you like it or not has more influence in the world than France.
Didn't say I dislike it
What I DID say is that you and I are looking at things from a US perspective
For someone outside, why should they know some two-bit politician from the US? They would know Obama, but not Pelosi. Similarly we know the President of France but not the ex-Prime Minister.