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From The Rt Hon William Hague
  • Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attack in Abuja, Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary condemns Abuja bomb attack and offers continued UK support for Nigeria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary confirms extended sanctions

    Following today’s Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed further EU sanctions in response to events in Eastern Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary’s Passover message

    Foreign Secretary William Hague sends warm wishes to Jewish communities ahead of the festival of Pesach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013

    Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Israeli Minister for International Relations

    Foreign Secretary discusses Middle East Peace Process and Iran nuclear negotiations with Israeli Minister for International Relations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary concerned about situation in eastern Ukraine

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed grave concern about Crimea and recent events in the east of Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary remembers the victims of the Rwandan Genocide

    Foreign Secretary and Minister for Africa attend genocide commemorations in Kigali.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns murder of UN staff in Somalia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the brutal murders of two UN officials, one British, in Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary attends EU-Africa Summit

    EU and Africa agree to work together on peace and security, trade and investment and development.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes elections in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary welcomes large number of Afghan men and women exercising right to vote despite intimidation and threats

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EU Foreign Ministers discuss Ukraine

    Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UK ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty

    After more than 10 years of campaigning and more than 7 years of negotiations, the UK ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Egyptian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary meets Egyptian Foreign Minister to discuss the situation in Egypt and regional issues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets President Kikwete of Tanzania

    UK/Tanzania High Level Prosperity Partnership yields results as British businesses help develop Tanzania’s energy sector

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sri Lanka: UN Human Rights Council

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated parliament on the UNHRC resolution calling for an international investigation into Sri Lanka.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK makes £3m contribution to Syrian Recovery Fund

    William Hague and Justine Greening announce a £3million boost to the Syria Recovery Trust Fund.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes second IPCC report on Climate Change

    UN IPCC release second report that deals with the impacts of climate change on humans and our environment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes announcement of NATO Secretary General-designate

    NATO’s North Atlantic Council confirmed that Mr Jens Stoltenberg will succeed NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in October 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary calls for immediate action on humanitarian crisis in Syria

    William Hague calls on Assad regime to provide immediate humanitarian access to 9.3m people in need in Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary and Angelina Jolie address military conference

    Foreign Secretary and Angelina Jolie address military conference in Bosnia, call for end to rape as a weapon of war.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government