The odd couple: Angelina Jolie brings Hollywood to the Foreign Office as she teams up with William Hague to tackle sexual violence in warzones
They really are the unlikeliest of couples.
One is a millionaire Hollywood actress adored as one of the world's most beautiful women - and the other is William Hague.
Britain's Foreign Secretary teamed up with stunning Angelina Jolie yesterday as they joined forces for a government drive to tackle sexual violence in war zones around the world.
The 36-year-old actress, who is engaged to Brad Pitt, was speaking at the Foreign Office in London before a screening of her new film In The Land Of Blood And Honey.
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She was also pictured talking and laughing with Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone.
Her film is set against the background of the Bosnian war's brutality and is said to depict summary executions and the systematic rape of Muslim and Croat women.
The Salt and Changeling actress
is making her directorial debut with the love story, which stars Rade
Serbedzija from Batman Begins and Hannibal Rising's Goran Kostic.
Jolie, a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, said earlier this month that she was 'grateful and proud' to be named an honorary citizen of Sarajevo as a result of her film.
A Tearfund report last year outlined
U.N. global statistics showing one in five women will become a victim of
rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.
'Sexual violence is an issue which is central to conflict prevention and to peace building worldwide,' 51-year-old Mr Hague said.
'Where there is no justice, the seeds of future conflict are sown, and development is held back.'
One is a millionaire Hollywood actress adored as one of the world's most beautiful women - and the other is William Hague.
Britain's Foreign Secretary teamed up with stunning Angelina Jolie yesterday as they joined forces for a government drive to tackle sexual violence in war zones around the world.
The 36-year-old actress, who is engaged to Brad Pitt, was speaking at the Foreign Office in London before a screening of her new film In The Land Of Blood And Honey.
Scroll down for video
Unlikely couple: Actress Angelina Jolie joins Foreign Secretary William
Hague for the launch of a new Government initiative aimed at tackling
sexual violence in war zones across the world
Her film is set against the background of the Bosnian war's brutality and is said to depict summary executions and the systematic rape of Muslim and Croat women.
Making an entrance: Angelina Jolie arrives to
speak ahead of a screening of her new film at the Foreign office with Mr
Hague in tow
Good work: The stunning actress is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency
Centre of attention: Jolie chats with Mr Hague
as well as Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, Equalities Minister Lynne
Featherstone, Jeremy Browne and Alan Duncan
All smiles: A Tearfund report last year outlined
U.N. global statistics showing one in five women will become a victim
of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime
Jolie, a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, said earlier this month that she was 'grateful and proud' to be named an honorary citizen of Sarajevo as a result of her film.
The new film is set against the background
of the Bosnian war's brutality and is said to depict summary executions
and the systematic rape of Muslim and Croat women
The 36-year-old actress, who is engaged to Brad Pitt, addresses the gathering at the Foreign Office
Guest speaker: Mr Hague invited the actress to
talk on his initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones
ahead of the screening
'Sexual violence is an issue which is central to conflict prevention and to peace building worldwide,' 51-year-old Mr Hague said.
'Where there is no justice, the seeds of future conflict are sown, and development is held back.'
Film: In The Land Of Blood And Honey, a love
story starring Rade Serbedzija from Batman Begins and Hannibal Rising's
Goran Kostic, is Jolie's debut as a director
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