I've lived and worked for the last 20 years in Southeast Asia and while I remain an American citizen and pay taxes I have no representation in our nation's government.
Simply put, I don't have a Congressman
‘Simply put, I don’t have a Congressman’
If you pay taxes you do. In addition to that, you can voice your opinions to every organ of the US gov. I believe the most responsive agency to citizens within the US gov is our congress. I completely agree that the congress should work through the DOS but may ocasionally need to compel it to make policy adjustments. But only when DOS has demonstrated historically poor judgment. When called into question however, the DOS should overtly prove its judgement is not flawed. This is my oppinion and I am aware that it is problematic. The freedom of information act is part of the answer. Congressional hearings help too. There isn’t one answer here. Regardless Pelosi reduced tensions through subversion. From a systems perspective, that’s always bad.