What the world makes of Liz Truss
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Liz Truss will make her first foreign trip as prime minister this week to the UN general assembly in New York. She already has plenty of experience in global diplomacy, but has sometimes ruffled feathers with her approach. How is she viewed by the world’s media and governments and will she be able to win over her critics abroad?
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- Sarah Baxter, director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, Stony Brook University, New York
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| 0:30.0 | As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, |
| 0:43.0 | Liz Truss would have been making her debut on the world stage. |
| 0:47.0 | But it's been an extraordinary fortnight since she took office. |
| 0:52.0 | And her introduction to world leaders came early. |
| 0:56.0 | As Prime Ministers and Presidents, gathered in London yesterday. |
| 1:01.0 | Leaders from across the planet paying their respects. |
| 1:04.0 | Among others, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Radurn and Emperor Narahido from Japan. |
| 1:10.0 | One of the largest security operations in Britain's history. |
| 1:13.0 | To road closures, to no fly zones, 10,000 police protect the public, the royal family, |
| 1:20.0 | and visiting heads of state and world leaders. |
| 1:26.0 | While this week is the first time Liz Truss will be meeting world leaders as Prime Minister, |
| 1:32.0 | it won't be the first time that she's carried out diplomatic talks. |
| 1:37.0 | As trade secretary, I struck dozens of trade deals with major partners such as Australia and Japan. |
| 1:44.0 | In December, I'll be in Beijing, opening up new pork markets. |
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