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When a 16-year-old boy named William Hague spoke in front of the Conservative Party national conference in 1977, he drew huge applause and acclaim. Here was a sign of the future for the Tories - a politically engaged teenager who was willing to fight Lab
I am sorry to harp on about Afghanistan, but there are still 10,000 British troops there, and they need and deserve a proper strategy behind which to deliver their extraordinary efforts. I have just read the below piece from Ahmed Rashid, author of brill
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) looks at rough diamonds during a tour of the Diamond Trading Company of Botswana (DTCB) in Gaborone on February 15,2012. Hague arrives in Botswana yesterday for a two days official visit. View Photo »
But we are clearly not calling for or advocating military action. We are advocating meaningful negotiations, if Iran will enter into them, and the increasing pressure of sanctions to try to get some flexibility from Iran
LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Botswana until 15 February. This will be the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary in twenty-six years. The visit will further build
This week the representatives of countries around the world are at the UN in New York busy working out the first ever treaty aimed at controlling the deadly arms trade. The decisions they make could quite literally save lives - or not. We have heard back
When it comes to how desirable anonymity on the web is, there is a growing consensus – namely that it's not. In fact, most of the great and the good seem to be in agreement with Plato, who rather depressingly argued that "wherever anyone thinks that he c
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, arrives to deliver a speech at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Hague plans to deliver the keynote address at the university focusing on what the... View Photo »
At the moment what would happen in the terrible events I’ve described? Nobody would know who’s in charge. Would the defence secretary be it? Would it be the cabinet office? Would it be William Hague? Would it be Nick Clegg? Who knows?
Since the beginning of the unrest in Syria, “the government has said that while some protesters have legitimate grievances, the uprising is driven by militant Islamists with foreign backing.” [1] This hardly squares with the view of Western state officia
William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) and Shadow Foreign Secretary. He previously served as leader of the Conservative Party between 1997 and 2001. Full Article
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, arrives to deliver a speech at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Hague plans to deliver the keynote address at the university focusing on what the foreign office called the new...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) shakes hands with the vice chancellor of the University of the Western Cape(UWC), Patricia Lawrence, on February 14, 2012 before addressing students and academics at the university in Cape Town. Hague is on a two-day working visit to South...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses on February 14, 2012 students and academics at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. Hague is on a two-day working visit to South Africa.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to children at Mountview High School in Hanover Park, an impoverished, gang-plagued area, on February 13, 2012 during a visit with members of the British National Hockey Team who are coaching the children in Cape Town, South Africa. Hague...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses a media conference in Cape Town February 13, 2012. Hague, who is on a short official visit, said on Monday any peacekeeping troops in Syria should come from non-Western countries.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague, center, interacts with children at a township school on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb 13, 2012. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday that Britain would discuss the possibility of a joint-African Union and...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane address a media conference in Cape Town February 13, 2012. Hague, who is on a short official visit, said on Monday any peacekeeping troops in Syria should come from non-Western countries.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague visits the Mountview High School in Cape Town's Hanover Park suburb February 13, 2012. Hague, who is on a short official visit, said on Monday any peacekeeping troops in Syria should come from non-Western countries.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) talks to British Olympic hockey team captain Barry Middleton as they visit the Mountview High School in Cape Town's Hanover Park suburb February 13, 2012. Hague, who is on a short official visit, said on Monday any peacekeeping troops in Syria...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) shakes hands with South African Minister of International Relations and cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during a press conference on February 13, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Hague began a two-day visit to South Africa with high-level...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague looks on during a press conference on February 13, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Hague began a two-day visit to South Africa with high-level meetings, a visit to a naval base and a pre-London Olympics hockey event at a township school.
View Photo »Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) meets with Kenya's Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula (L) and Internal Security Minister George Saitoti (2ndL) in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on February 3, 2012. Hague said today there was an 'opportunity' to end the crisis in Somalia and...
View Photo »Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague gives a press conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on February 3, 2012. Hague said today there was an 'opportunity' to end the crisis in Somalia and tackle terrorism and piracy there, after a landmark visit to the war-torn nation. Britain...
View Photo »Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague gestures during a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Britain is appointing a new ambassador to Somalia, resuming its diplomatic presence after more than 20 years of upheaval.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague chats with Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu, in this handout photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague gestures after arriving at Mogadishu International Airport, in this handout photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, February 2, 2012. Britain appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years on Thursday...
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses a news conference during a visit to Mogadishu February 2, 2012. Britain appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years on Thursday during a visit to the capital of the anarchic Horn of Africa nation by Hague.
View Photo »In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, showing British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, as he walks with Somali officials and others unidentified on his arrival at Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. ...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: United Kingdom Foreign Minister William Hague (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) chat at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the crisis in Syria on January 31, 2012 in New York City. The Security Council is meeting to discuss a draft...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: United Kingdom Foreign Minister William Hague speaks as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (TOP R) looks on at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the crisis in Syria on January 31, 2012 in New York City. The Security Council is meeting...
View Photo »British Foreign Minister William Hague addresses the United Nations Security Council during a meeting at the United Nations in New York January 31, 2012. The Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a resolution endorsing an Arab plan for Syrian President Bashar...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C), United Kingdom Foreign Minister William Hague (L) and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe attend a trilateral meeting at United Nations headquarters on January 31, 2012 in New York City. The United Nations...
View Photo »Britian's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (L), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and Foreign Minister of France Alain Juppe meet prior to a Security Council meeting on Syria January 31, 2012 at the United Nations in New York.
View Photo »United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to reporters after attending a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at United Nations headquarters. Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus, fueling...
View Photo »United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria as United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens at right, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at United Nations headquarters.
View Photo »British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, arrives to deliver a speech at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Hague plans to deliver the keynote address at the university focusing on what the foreign office called the new...
View Photo »But we are clearly not calling for or advocating military action. We are advocating meaningful negotiations, if Iran will enter into them, and the increasing pressure of sanctions to try to get some flexibility from Iran
At the moment what would happen in the terrible events I’ve described? Nobody would know who’s in charge. Would the defence secretary be it? Would it be the cabinet office? Would it be William Hague? Would it be Nick Clegg? Who knows?
We haven't been looking at a no-fly zone
William Hague tends to restrict himself to comments like 'unhelpful'. Nick Clegg's probably gone further than many British politicians who hold government office
Ed Miliband is still trying to define himself. His speeches are aimed at convincing his own party - not at attacking us. He's in a similar position to that of William Hague .
On the basis of all the information available to us, all British Nationals involved are now accounted for and safe
letters of sorrow and pain to the Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, and to the British Foreign Minister, William Hague, since it was the letter by that country's Foreign Minister Arthur James Balfour, which has caused the Palestinian people ongoing suffering
It underlines the fact that the eurozone is not through its problems... Across Europe, including in the UK, we need to redouble our efforts to get growth going
We condemn all human rights violations. The Foreign Secretary [William Hague] recently raised the issue of detainees with Prime Minister al-Kib and made clear our expectation that the Transitional National Council [TNC] must fully investigate all allegations of abuse committed by its forces and bring an...
We can say now, on the basis of the information available to us, that all the British nationals involved are accounted for and are safe.
I wasn’t surprised ... I didn’t think we would get anywhere. But I have asked William Hague to take this further — on behalf of other riders.
We do have contingency plans for a variety of events that may happen in the euro zone over the coming months ... That doesn't mean we believe all these things are going to happen. Some of the press reports ... were rather exaggerated ... Nevertheless, we are prepared for all eventualities.
I hope they [the Arab League] will come to the UN and suggest a way forward that we can all get behind
We have never ruled anything out. We have not ruled out any option, or supporting any option. We believe all options should be on the table, that is part of the pressure on Iran, but we are clearly not calling for or advocating military action
I hope we're at a stage where we can say a long-held dream now has a chance of being realised, but there's so much work to be done. The long darkness in which the people of this country have lived may be coming to an end
I think they're sincere, particularly the president
The EU demonstrated clear unity and solidarity with the UK on the outrageous attacks on our embassy. I strongly welcome the EU's decision to intensify pressure on Iran following the report by the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency].
The EU demonstrated clear unity and solidarity with the UK on the outrageous attacks on our embassy. I strongly welcome the EU's decision to intensify pressure on Iran following the report by the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency].
The E.U. made very clear that it will not bow to Iran's intimidation and bullying tactics. We will not back down and agreed today to work on further sanctions, including in the areas of finance and energy, by the next council meeting. We want Iran to come to the table and negotiate meaningfully about it...
I stress that the measures I hope we will agree today are related to the Iranian nuclear program. These are not measures in reaction to what has happened to our embassy
There is more work to be done on what we will do in the energy sector.
If any country makes it impossible for us to operate on their soil they cannot expect to have a functioning embassy here. This does not amount to the severing of diplomatic relations in their entirety. It is action that reduces our relations with Iran to the lowest level consistent with the maintenance ...
