Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May has surprised the  by appointing Boris Johnson as the UK's  Foreign Secretary. Mr Johnson is the controversial  Mayor of London. He led the  for Britain to leave the European Union and is now Britain's  diplomat. Mr Johnson has a  of being very undiplomatic to world . He once said Hillary Clinton was a " nurse in a mental hospital". He compared Russia's Vladimir Putin to a Harry Potter . He also made  comments about African countries and Papua New Guinea.
A British newspaper said Mrs May, "had managed to unite the international  in bewilderment by her  of Boris Johnson". France's foreign secretary said Mr Johnson lied to the British . Journalists in Germany wondered whether British  was becoming a farcical comedy . The Washington Post asked  Mr Johnson could become Britain’s top  after offending  of the world. Mr Johnson ignored  about him not being the right person for the position. He said his job was to reshape Britain as a "great global ".