Just a month ago, William Hague was standing alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in a joint campaign to end sexual violence across the world.
No one seemed to have an inkling that the former would soon be resigning as British foreign secretary.
The head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on Monday night that he will be moving on as Tory leader in the House of Commons, and is expected to be part of Prime Minister David Cameron's campaign team for his 2015 reelection bid. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has just been confirmed as the new British foreign secretary.