The resurgence of ambition is very personality of William Hague

In a funny cartoon published in the "Daily Telegraph" and titled "The end of the special relationship", David Cameron said to Barack Obama: "I think that we should start both to see other countries." This small design summarizes well two major inflections that Prime Minister David Cameron wants to give British foreign policy: a relationship with the United States, and efforts intensified - Deconsecrated and more prosaic than romantic - in the direction of the country relatively neglected by the previous Government.

In this period of the train of life of the State, a Department has air more conqueror than others: it is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, led by William Hague. Its objective is clear: everything to make British companies succeed abroad, especially in emerging countries like China and the Brazil. "The economy has always been crucial, says Robin Niblett, Director of the Chatham Institute, a think tank." But the previous Government was more focused on the big issues like climate change. Cameron is more explicit.

There are reasons for this. The State wants to reduce its expenditure and export becomes one of the major engines of growth. Or "the companies business (30 of GDP), a strong point of the country, will potentially be very requested in the emerging", continues Robin Niblett. For him, it is clear that Britain wants to look beyond its two major partners are the United States and the European Union and enhance its efforts to countries such as China, the Brazil, the Turkey, the Indonesia or even her already close countries such as the India or the Gulf States.

Renewed ambition abroad

This does not mean that the United States nor Europe will be neglected. Visit David Cameron's transatlantic, last week - even if the Prime Minister has sometimes seemed more representative of BP than Britain-a was experienced as very important. With the European Union, where William Hague, presented as a pragmatic technocrat despite his Euroscepticism passed, apparently wants to send the best elements of the Foreign Office, Britain has proved more diplomat than expected. But the country wants to look elsewhere.

The resurgence of ambition is very personality of William Hague. On foreign policy issues, this former McKinsey consultant well connected at the base of the tory party, has the confidence of David Cameron. The foreign policy of the Labour was, she, by the Prime Minister.

William Hague, on a visit to the Japan, in any case did not hesitate to speak of "new commercialism." He wants that Britain's partners feel "power" of a coordinated approach of all official visit abroad to Britain Plc. A trade expert, Simon Fraser, was appointed permanent Secretary of the Ministry, and businessmen could be appointed ambassadors.

If the Government appears voluntarist, experts still demand to see. The challenge will be to obtain the resources, as the country is still in war in Afghanistan. "The Government is actually top ready-to-wear torch of free trade, but it is not yet clear that a true shift is made", said Philip Booth, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank.