Foreign secretary cites ‘strength of connections’ and ‘determined diplomacy’ in president’s change of stance Foreign secretary cites ‘strength of connections’ and ‘determined diplomacy’ in president’s change of stance I think it’s a reflection of the strength of our connections in Washington that we’ve obviously had a very significant shift in the president’s position over the last two weeks, the fact that we’ve been doing very determined diplomacy, not just directly the prime minister talking