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About William Hague

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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

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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...
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  1. 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... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    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...

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  2. 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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    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.

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  3. 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... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    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...

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  4. 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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    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.

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  5. British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe pose for a picture before their meeting at United Nations Headquarters Jan. 31, 2012. Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe pose for a picture before their meeting at United Nations Headquarters Jan. 31, 2012. Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers...

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  6. United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, meets with the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in New York ahead of an United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Western and Arab diplomats launched a major offensive at... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, meets with the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in New York ahead of an United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Western and Arab diplomats launched a major offensive at...

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  7. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (2nd R) gestures while addressing a press conference on International Cooperation with Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, (2nd L) Australia's Foreign Secretary Kevin Rudd (R) and Australia's Defence Minister Stephen Smith (L) at the Foreign... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (2nd R) gestures while addressing a press conference on International Cooperation with Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, (2nd L) Australia's Foreign Secretary Kevin Rudd (R) and Australia's Defence Minister Stephen Smith (L) at the Foreign...

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  8. British Foreign Minister William Hague waits for the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are expected on Monday to agree to new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    British Foreign Minister William Hague waits for the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are expected on Monday to agree to new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

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  9. British Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to the media during the European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012. Hague said he hoped EU foreign ministers would be able to agree at a meeting on Monday to an easing of sanctions on Myanmar in response to reforms... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to the media during the European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012. Hague said he hoped EU foreign ministers would be able to agree at a meeting on Monday to an easing of sanctions on Myanmar in response to reforms...

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  10. Britain's Secretariat of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (L) speaks with Luxembourg Foreign Affairs minister Jean Asselborn (L) and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    Britain's Secretariat of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (L) speaks with Luxembourg Foreign Affairs minister Jean Asselborn (L) and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The...

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  11. British Foreign Minister William Hague, right, speaks with Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are set to impose an embargo on Iranian oil to... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    British Foreign Minister William Hague, right, speaks with Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are set to impose an embargo on Iranian oil to...

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  12. British Foreign Minister William Hague, left, speaks with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are expected on Monday to agree to new economic sanctions... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    British Foreign Minister William Hague, left, speaks with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. EU foreign ministers are expected on Monday to agree to new economic sanctions...

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  13. Somali President Sharif Sheik Ahmed, center, receives diplomatic credentials from Matt Baugh, right, who was appointed United Kingdom Somalia ambassador at Mogadishu's presidential palace Thursday Feb. 2, 2012 watched by British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left. Britain is... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    Somali President Sharif Sheik Ahmed, center, receives diplomatic credentials from Matt Baugh, right, who was appointed United Kingdom Somalia ambassador at Mogadishu's presidential palace Thursday Feb. 2, 2012 watched by British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left. Britain is...

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  14. In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, showing British Foreign Secretary William Hague as he makes a press statement at Villa Somalia, the seat of the Transitional Federal Government, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Foreign... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, showing British Foreign Secretary William Hague as he makes a press statement at Villa Somalia, the seat of the Transitional Federal Government, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Foreign...

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  15. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses a conference after a meeting with Rio de Janeiro State's Governor Sergio Cabral and Rio de Janeiro City's Mayor Eduardo Paes in Rio de Janeiro January 19, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague addresses a conference after a meeting with Rio de Janeiro State's Governor Sergio Cabral and Rio de Janeiro City's Mayor Eduardo Paes in Rio de Janeiro January 19, 2012.

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  16. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) greets Rio de Janeiro State's Governor Sergio Cabral after a meeting in Rio de Janeiro January 19, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) greets Rio de Janeiro State's Governor Sergio Cabral after a meeting in Rio de Janeiro January 19, 2012.

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  17. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, shakes hands with Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral at the Laranjeiras Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, shakes hands with Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral at the Laranjeiras Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012.

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  18. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech after meeting with Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral at the Laranjeiras Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech after meeting with Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral at the Laranjeiras Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012.

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  19. British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota give a press conference after a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. Hague on Wednesday kicked off his first official visit to Brazil, Latin America's powerhouse which... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota give a press conference after a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. Hague on Wednesday kicked off his first official visit to Brazil, Latin America's powerhouse which...

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  20. British Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech during a press conference with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (not in frame), after a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. Hague on Wednesday kicked off his first official visit to Brazil,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech during a press conference with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (not in frame), after a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. Hague on Wednesday kicked off his first official visit to Brazil,...

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  21. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague and Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (R) arrives for a media interview after a meeting at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia January 18, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague and Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (R) arrives for a media interview after a meeting at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia January 18, 2012.

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  22. British Foreign Secretary, William Hague (R, red tie) and his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (L), receive military honors at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. The meeting will mark the beginning of a strategic dialogue between Brazil and the United Kingdom in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    British Foreign Secretary, William Hague (R, red tie) and his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (L), receive military honors at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. The meeting will mark the beginning of a strategic dialogue between Brazil and the United Kingdom in...

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  23. British Foreign Secretary, William Hague (R), talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (L), during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. The meeting will mark the beginning of a strategic dialogue between Brazil and the United Kingdom in areas... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    British Foreign Secretary, William Hague (R), talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota (L), during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, on January 18, 2012. The meeting will mark the beginning of a strategic dialogue between Brazil and the United Kingdom in areas...

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  24. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) looks on before a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia January 18, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) looks on before a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia January 18, 2012.

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  25. LONDON - JANUARY 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at 10 Downing Street on January 16, 2012 in central London, England. Israel's ongoing... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    LONDON - JANUARY 16: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at 10 Downing Street on January 16, 2012 in central London, England. Israel's ongoing...

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  1. We have come to the conclusion that no assurance of the safety of our staff which could be provided by the Iranian regime could be believed
    – William Hague SOURCE: BusinessWeek 2 months ago
  2. We’re not advocating a military strike by anybody ... While the possession of nuclear weapons by Iran would be a calamity for the world, it’s quite possible military action against Iran would be calamitous.
    – William Hague SOURCE: BusinessWeek 2 months ago
  3. It is not possible to maintain an embassy under these circumstance and these threats and actions
    – William Hague SOURCE: RIA Novosti 2 months ago
  4. We require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and for staff to leave the country
    – William Hague SOURCE: Herald Sun 2 months ago
  5. We should be clear from the outset that this is an organization controlled by elements of the Iranian regime
    – William Hague SOURCE: The Jawa Report 2 months ago
  6. The Iranian foreign minister has said that he is sorry and that action would be taken. This remains a very serious failure by the Iranian government.
    – William Hague SOURCE: The Sun 2 months ago
  7. While he said that he was sorry for what had happened and that action would be taken in response, this remains a very serious failure by the Iranian government
    – William Hague SOURCE: Xinhua 2 months ago
  8. I spoke to the Iranian foreign minister this afternoon, to protest in the strongest terms about these events and to demand immediate steps to ensure the safety of our staff and of both embassy compounds ... While he said that he was sorry for what had happened and that action would be taken in response,...
    – William Hague SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 2 months ago
  9. On our latest information it now appears that all our staff and their dependants are accounted for.
    – William Hague SOURCE: News24 2 months ago
  10. We are grateful for that but this situation should never have been allowed to arise in the first place
    – William Hague SOURCE: United Press International 2 months ago
  11. Clearly there will be other, further, and serious consequences. I will make a statement updating parliament on this [on Wednesday]
    – William Hague SOURCE: International Business Times 2 months ago
  12. There has been a confusing situation at times as to the whereabouts of certain staff. I wouldn't use the term hostage
    – William Hague SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  13. We hold the Iranian government responsible for its failure to take adequate measures to protect our embassy, as it is required to do ... Clearly there will be other, further, and serious consequences.
    – William Hague SOURCE: Haaretz 2 months ago
  14. The IAEA's report last week provided further credible and detailed evidence about the possible military dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program ... Today we have responded resolutely by introducing a set of new sanctions that prohibit all business with Iranian banks.
    – William Hague SOURCE: Turn To 23 2 months ago
  15. We are stepping up our efforts to counter terrorism in the Sahel
    – William Hague SOURCE: eTaiwan News 2 months ago
  16. We are stepping up our efforts to counter terrorism in the Sahel region and to support economic and political development
    – William Hague SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago
  17. If the Iranian government confirms its intention to act on this, we shall respond robustly in consultation with our international partners
    – William Hague SOURCE: The Telegraph 2 months ago
  18. The Afghan national security forces are demonstrating that they are more capable day by day ... Circumstances remain challenging but steady and positive progress is being made.
    – William Hague SOURCE: Navy Times 2 months ago
  19. the unacceptable violence and loss of life... I am particularly concerned by reports of dangerous forms of gas being used against protesters as well as live ammunition... All those who are responsible for such disproportionate violence against peaceful protesters must be held to account
    – William Hague SOURCE: Arutz Sheva 2 months ago
  20. The UN General Assembly passed these three resolutions by a record majority today, and I welcome the strong signal that sends
    – William Hague SOURCE: Mmail 2 months ago
  21. Turkey is vital for our security
    – William Hague SOURCE: United Press International 2 months ago
  22. I think the Assad regime will find that more and more governments around the world are willing to work with the opposition … as part of the increasing pressure on this regime
    – William Hague SOURCE: Wordpress.com: United Nation 2 months ago