Palmerston the cat - recently “hired” as the UK Foreign Office’s Chief Mouser - has made his first catch on the job!

Pretty darn adorable. According to his official Twitter account (of course he has his own!), the tuxedo cat hired as “Chief Mouser” has snagged his first catch! Here he is, basking in his glory (appropriately):

The 2nd biggest news story @foreignoffice is that @DiploMog has caught his 1st mouse! Btw, congratulations @LCFCpic.twitter.com/6auZH8QTSS

— Simon McDonald (@SMcDonaldFCO) May 3, 2016

In addition to catching rodents, he serves his post by just being adorable and delighting his mass of fans via the Interwebs. Here are a few of his recent shenanigans since his arrival at the Foreign Office on April 13:

His grand entrance:

Waiting for [real] rodents to cross his path:

Posing with dignitaries:

Wishing the Queen a happy birthday:

We think every government office could stand to benefit from hiring a Chief Mouser - what do you think?

Image Credits: Standard.co.uk, Twitter.com/diplomog