http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/world/europe/theresa-may-britain-unga-2016-united-nations.html 2016-09-20 10:08:39 Theresa May: A Big Debut as the Voice of Britain The new prime minister is not associated with any particular foreign policy, but she will have to come up with the elements of one for her speech. === Theresa May, Given Britain’s importance as a nuclear power and a permanent member of the Security Council, the world will be watching closely to take her measure. Mrs. May became prime minister in July after Britain voted to leave the European Union and her predecessor, David Cameron, resigned. Other than her longstanding interest in security and counterterrorism, lukewarm support for the so-called Brexit and a quiet skepticism about Russian and Chinese intentions, Mrs. May is not associated with any particular foreign policy. But she will have to come up with the elements of one for her speech on the world’s biggest stage. British officials, who briefed reporters about the speech on the condition of anonymity, said Mrs. May would address aviation security; modern slavery and human trafficking, a British focus; and the Syrian crisis. They said that the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, at his last General Assembly session, was expected to talk about migration, and that President Obama, at his last session, was expected to talk about refugees. Mrs. May will take a hard line on migration, affirming the right of all countries to control their borders. She will call for “reducing unmanaged population movement” as part of a “more effective global approach to manage migration,” including measures to help refugees claim asylum in the first safe countries they reach, British officials said. She will also meet some American business executives, to try to convince them that despite the British vote to leave the European Union, Britain is “still open for business” and intends to play a global role.