catch up because at rush hour downtown washington d.c., you re actually quicker on a bike than you are in a car. so what was your biggest sup prize taking over transportation? i know you ve been the mayor of a city but this has got to be a lot of new territory for you. certainly the range of what the department does. there is trains, planes, automobiles, the things i would act on when i was there but we oversee the pipeline and hazardous safety administration, u.s. mer cchant marine academy. so many elements what the department is in charge of. there are a lot of things to get on top of in this job. the other thing that s different is just the nature of the federal inter agency. when i was mayor, i understood the different coroners of the administration that i led. it was small enough i could get my arms around it. here, we spend a lot of time, i think anybody in federal service does, navigating our own organization because it can be
and the situation in afghanistan. as we heard, the prime minister said relations with the us were the best they d been for a very long time, but when it comes to trade, the prime minister has been playing down the prospects of a uk/us deal in the near future. let s speak now to sir david manning, former uk ambassador to the us between 2003 and 2007. thank you very much forjoining us, now, first of all, as we heard there, the prime minister playing down prospects of a deal, he has mentioned how tough us are to negotiate with, what do you think he s likely to be able to get as a result of this? i he s likely to be able to get as a result of this? result of this? i think it is a clear sign result of this? i think it is a clear sign that result of this? i think it is a clear sign that he result of this? i think it is a clear sign that he isn t - result of this? i think it is a - clear sign that he isn t expecting any early movement on world trade agreement. i don t think that is a g