William Hague

British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to the press during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit following a meeting in Cairo on November 4, 2010 during the former's regional trip that also took him to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb (L-R) talk prior to the Foreign Affairs Council on October 25, 2010 at the international conference center in Luxembourg. The main items on the agenda will be the Sahel, the Middle East, Cuba, the EU's forthcoming summits with the US and Ukraine and the Union for the Mediterranean Summit, Georgia and the European Neighbourhood Policy. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg are expected to move forward on Serbia's application to join the European Union.

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, acknowledges the applause after addressing delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 6, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a battle Wednesday to stop a row over welfare reform clouding a major speech vowing that harsh cuts being unveiled in two weeks will be 'fair'. Cameron's first speech as prime minister to his Conservative party's annual conference will acknowledge that while 'reducing spending will be difficult' and jobs will be lost, the task facing Britain is not impossible.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for a 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' meeting on October 15,2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Also attending the meeting of 26 countries and international institutions are a slew of foreign ministers and dignitaries, including US envoy for the region, Richard Holbrooke. Pakistan is ready to facilitate talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in the interests of regional peace, the country's foreign minister said today.

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, addresses delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 6, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a battle Wednesday to stop a row over welfare reform clouding a major speech vowing that harsh cuts being unveiled in two weeks will be 'fair'. Cameron's first speech as prime minister to his Conservative party's annual conference will acknowledge that while 'reducing spending will be difficult' and jobs will be lost, the task facing Britain is not impossible.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) speaks with Swedish Foreign minister Carl Bildt (R) and Portuguese Foreign minister Luis Amado (C) before a Foreign Affairs ministers meeting on September 10, 2010 at the Egdmont palace in Brussels.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (3rd R) smiles as he reaches for a boxes of chocolates offered to him by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (unseen) at the start of their meeting on October 14, 2010 at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Foreign and Defence ministers are holding a rare joint meeting to discuss the new 'strategic concept,' a mission statement on how the alliance must respond to modern threats, from cyber attacks to missile strikes from 'rogue' states.

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, addresses delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 6, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a battle Wednesday to stop a row over welfare reform clouding a major speech vowing that harsh cuts being unveiled in two weeks will be 'fair'. Cameron's first speech as prime minister to his Conservative party's annual conference will acknowledge that while 'reducing spending will be difficult' and jobs will be lost, the task facing Britain is not impossible.

British Foreign Minister William Hague (L), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2nd L), British Prime Minister David Cameron (2nd R) and British Defence Secretary Liam Fox (R) all listen as British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, (C), speaks during pleniary meeting at the Anglo-French summit at Lancaster House in central London on November 2, 2010. Britain and France vowed to work hand-in-glove Tuesday as their leaders ushered in an unprecedented era of defence cooperation by agreeing to create a joint force and share nuclear test facilities. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy inked two treaties which they say will allow both nations to remain global players while cutting defence budgets following the financial crisis.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Irish minister for EU Affairs Dick Roche (L-R) talk prior to the Foreign Affairs Council on October 25, 2010 at the international conference center in Luxembourg. The main items on the agenda will be the Sahel, the Middle East, Cuba, the EU's forthcoming summits with the US and Ukraine and the Union for the Mediterranean Summit, Georgia and the European Neighbourhood Policy. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg are expected to move forward on Serbia's application to join the European Union.

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, addresses delegates on the final day of the Conservative party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 6, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a battle Wednesday to stop a row over welfare reform clouding a major speech vowing that harsh cuts being unveiled in two weeks will be 'fair'. Cameron's first speech as prime minister to his Conservative party's annual conference will acknowledge that while 'reducing spending will be difficult' and jobs will be lost, the task facing Britain is not impossible.

British foreign secretary, William Hague (L) speaks with Irish foreign affairs minister Michael Martin (L), during a family photo session at the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers on September 10, 2010 at Egmont Palace in Brussels.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) talks with US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke prior to the start of a 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' meeting on October 15,2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Also attending the meeting of 26 countries and international institutions are a slew of foreign ministers and dignitaries, including US envoy for the region, Richard Holbrooke. Pakistan is ready to facilitate talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in the interests of regional peace, the country's foreign minister said today.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations Mark Lyall Grant (R) speak before a debate in the United Nations Security Council November 16, 2010, focused on next year's planned referenda in Southern Sudan, at UN headquarters in New York.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04:Ê British Foregn Secretary William Hague rekindles the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during an interview with the BBC on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during an interview with the BBC on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during an interview with the BBC on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyau meets British Foreign Minister William Hague on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyau meets British Foreign Minister William Hague on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during an interview with the BBC on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 4: British Foreign Minister William Hague meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry on November 4, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Willian Hague is on a two-day official visit to Israel his first as foreign secretary. Diplomatic tension rose after a high-level security and defence meeting was cancelled on November 3, 2010 due to a row over universal jurisdiction legislation in the UK.

JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 04: British Foregn Secretary William Hague during an interview with the BBC on November 4, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. During his two day visit Hague has said the Middle East peace process is at a critical stage and that time is running out for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrive for a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrive for a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) welcomes British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the start of a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrive for a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) welcomes British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the start of a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrive for a meeting in Moscow on October 13, 2010. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts British Foreign Secretary William Hague on a rare visit after saying it was up to Britain to take the initiative and help bring about a thaw in relations.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives to meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the presidential compound in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2010. Hague is on an official two day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: William Hague arrives with his wife Ffion as they wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former British Prime Ministers Sir John Major and Baroness Thatcher, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg await Pope Benedict XVI in Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) speaks as William Hague (L), Foreign Minister of Britain and Heinz Fisher (R), President of Austria, listen in a Security Council meeting during the United Nations General Assembly September 23, 2010 at UN headquarters in New York.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Foreign Secretary William Hague conducts an early morning interview with SKY News, on October 6, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Prime Minister David Cameron will speak to the Tory conference today and will outline that spending cuts necessary to reduce the budget deficit 'will not be easy' and that the coalition government's commitment to fairness is based on giving people 'what they deserve'.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to delegates at the Conservative Party Conference on October 6, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Prime Minister David Cameron will speak to the Tory conference today and will outline that spending cuts necessary to reduce the budget deficit 'will not be easy' and that the coalition government's commitment to fairness is based on giving people 'what they deserve'.