Regarded as a greenhorn when it comes to foreign affairs, Mr Suga is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Shinzo Abe, who also visited Vietnam and Indonesia first after he became prime minister in December 2012. (The Straits Times, Singapore)
「外交に関しては初心者とみなされている菅氏。菅首相の就任後初の外国訪問についての記事から。greenhornはsomeone who lacks experience of something (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)で未熟者、青二才、初心者。greenなhorn（角）だから、知らなくても推測できるだろう。follow in the footsteps of ～＝～の前例に従う。
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