And later Wednesday, Pence stood beside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and signaled the administration’s harshest sanctions yet on North Korea. (The Washington Post)During his first year in President Trump’s administration, Pence primarily took on a behind-the-scenes, supporting role. “With regard to any interaction with the North Korean delegation, I have not requested a meeting,” Pence said during a refueling stop Tuesday in Alaska. Vice President Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe review an honor guard before their meeting at Abe' sofficial residence in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018. But in the past two months, Pence has stepped more confidently onto the world stage.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2018 23:07 UTC