Editing William Hague (section)

==In retirement==
[[File:William Hague at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Conference in London - 2022 (52536257839) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Hague at the PSVI Conference in 2022]]
[[File:The Prime Minister is interviewed by Lord Hague (53614710423).jpg|thumb|Hague interviewing [[Rishi Sunak]] in 2024]]
On 9 October 2015, Hague was created '''Baron Hague of Richmond''', ''of [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]] in the County of [[North Yorkshire]]''.<ref>{{Edinburgh Gazette
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In August 2020, Hague endorsed [[Joe Biden]] for US president over incumbent [[Donald Trump]], arguing that a Biden victory was in the UK's interest.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Hague | first1=William | title=It's in the UK's national interest that Joe Biden wins the presidential race | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/24/uks-national-interest-joe-biden-wins-presidential-race/ | date=24 August 2020 | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | access-date=21 October 2020 | archive-date=22 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922230903/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/24/uks-national-interest-joe-biden-wins-presidential-race/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Illegal wildlife trade fighter===
Hague and the then [[William, Prince of Wales|Duke of Cambridge]] identified, while the former was in post as Foreign Secretary, that the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) was among the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, and in order to combat it formed in 2014 the Transport Task Force (TTF). The TTF seeks to identify and stop [[wildlife trafficking]]. They continue to work at this in 2020. The Financial Task Force was created in 2018 to help further the goal.<ref name="iwtttf">{{cite news |title=Beating illegal wildlife trade tests our resolve to save the Earth |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/21/beating-illegal-wildlife-trade-tests-resolve-save-earth/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412100830/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/21/beating-illegal-wildlife-trade-tests-resolve-save-earth/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Royal Foundation ===
In September 2020, Hague was appointed as chairman of the [[Royal Foundation]], a charitable organisation operating under the auspices of the then Duke and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Duchess of Cambridge]], in succession to [[Sir Keith Mills]] who retired.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jobson|first=Robert|date=24 September 2020|title=William Hague becomes chair of William and Kate's charity foundation|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/william-hague-chair-william-kate-middleton-royal-foundation-a4555161.html|access-date=11 February 2021|website=Evening Standard|language=en|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316140047/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/william-hague-chair-william-kate-middleton-royal-foundation-a4555161.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|It was previously known as "The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry" and then "The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge" before being renamed "The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales" in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://royalfoundation.com/our-history/ |website=Royal Foundation |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328090752/https://royalfoundation.com/our-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

=== Chancellor of the University of Oxford ===

In October 2024, Hague put himself forward as a candidate for [[Chancellor of Oxford]] University. He wrote in a 750 word statement: "Oxford transformed my life. When I arrived as a 17-year-old from a comprehensive school for an interview at Magdalen, I didn’t know a single person in the whole city, and no one in my family had ever been to university. I have never forgotten how Oxford equipped me to take on any challenge in the world."<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHANCELLOR OF OXFORD |url=https://www.williamhague.com/chancellor-of-oxford |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=William Hague |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 November 2024, the University announced that Hague had been elected Chancellor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Lord Hague of Richmond elected as new Chancellor of Oxford University |url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11-27-lord-hague-richmond-elected-new-chancellor-oxford-university |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=University of Oxford }}</ref> He formally assumed the role in January 2025.