LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday that although Britain had voted to leave the European Union it could play an even greater role in Europe, a view he said was shared by the United States.
"There's a massive difference between leaving the EU and our relations with Europe which if anything I think are going to be intensified," Johnson, who was appointed to his post on Wednesday, told reporters.
"I was very pleased to receive a phone call from Secretary (John) Kerry of the United States who totally agreed with that analysis. His view was that post-Brexit and after the negotiations what he really wants to see ... was more Britain abroad, a greater global profile." (Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Kate Holton)