William Hague's climate change speech - in full

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Foreign Secretary William Hague has today delivered a speech titled 'The Diplomacy of Climate Change' to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York - here is the speech in full

I am delighted to be here at the Council on Foreign Relations. In the modern networked world, diplomacy is no longer the sole preserve of diplomats. Instead, we all have a stake in global affairs. That...

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