The chief mouser of the U.K.’s Foreign Office is back on the job, he has announced in an X post. Palmerston the cat had retired from patrolling the London headquarters of Britain’s equivalent ...

Palmerston isn't the only British cat in a public-facing government role. Larry the Cat is the Chief Mouser at No. 10 Downing St., the residence and home office of Britain's prime minister.

Palmerston, the rescue cat of the U.K.'s Foreign Office, stalks past 10 Downing St. in front of the waiting media in central London on June 9, 2017.

A black-and-white cat, Palmerston is named after Lord Palmerston, a two-time prime minister in the 1850s and ’60s. Lord Palmerston was known for promoting British nationalism and intervention.

Britain has its first feline diplomat as Palmeston, the former resident cat of the Foreign Office, has a new diplomatic ...

On Wednesday, Palmerston, former chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office, announced he was coming out of retirement in a satirical X post. The post reads, “Diplomacy and a purr-fect role have ...

Retirement isn't for everyone — just ask Palmerston the cat, who formerly served as chief mouser for the U.K.'s Foreign Commonwealth Office in London. After a few years enjoying a life of ...