BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins said pictures of Mr Hague shoulder to shoulder with Mr Kerry could prove awkward for the Obama administration as it was a "vivid reminder" that a key ally had not been able to persuade its MPs of the need for action.
An exchange could prove awkward for both sides in other ways.
The findings could prove awkward for Republicans in Congress who have adopted climate contrarianism as a defining feature.
The growing congressional scrutiny of pharmaceutical giant Mylan over the high cost of EpiPens could prove awkward for Sen. Joe Manchin.
The Brussels summit bailing out Greece could prove awkward for Merkel on the eve of the German ballot.
But a run could prove awkward because a lot of important Healy supporters — like Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise — were Schundler allies in the 1990s.
The inclusion of Afghan narcotics traffickers on the U.S. target list could prove awkward, some observers say, given that President Hamid Karzai's running mate, Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, and the President's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, are strongly suspected of involvement in narcotics.
Signed by the EU's most senior civil servants, the letter includes a short lesson on EU treaty law, which could prove awkward reading for Clegg, a former EU official and MEP.
She does plan to join him on the campaign trail this month, but that could prove awkward, given that the president is pounding Mr. Romney for some of the same practices of which Ms. Pritzker or her family business is accused — housing significant wealth in offshore trusts and treating workers poorly.
Mr. Fitzgerald's use of the grand jury could prove awkward for the White House, which has sought to control the damage over accusations that unidentified administration officials leaked the name of the C.I.A. operative, Valerie Plame, in retaliation for her husband's public criticism of President Bush's policies on Iraq last summer.
