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Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Type: Person
Name: Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Catherine Ashton)
Title: High representative for foreign affairs and security policy (19 NOV 09)
Organization: European Union
Date of Birth: 1956-03-20
Place of Birth: Upholland
Nationality: United Kingdom
Fact Sheet: Biography for Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton...
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 83 Documents (in Politics)
US welcomes EU appointments
US president Barack Obama has welcomed the appointment of Belgian prime minister Herman Von Rumpoy as the European Union's first permanent EU president.The Belgian leader was unanimously elected yesterday as the first full-time EU president and Britain's ... [Irish Times - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 71 Documents
Herman van Rompuy - Click to view 360-page
Herman van Rompuy
Ashton: "I am Best Person for EU Foreign Job"
British Baroness Ashton has hit back at claims she does not have enough experience for the post of EU high representative for Foreign Affairs and security.The Labour peer was the surprise choice of Europe's leaders for the role - dubbed the first EU foreign ... [Sofia News Agency - 14 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 13 Documents
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Jean-Claude Juncker
Europe picks troupers for starring roles
When the concept of a new president for Europe was first drawn up by Valery Giscard dEstaing, it was assumed widely that the august former French President was writing a job description for himself. It would be a role fit for a former President of France, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 24 Documents
Ashton named EU foreign supremo: diplomats
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Britain's Catherine Ashton was on Thursday named the European Union's new foreign affairs supremo by European leaders meeting in Brussels, two diplomatic sources said."Mrs Ashton has been chosen," one diplomat told AFP."Everything is ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 8 Documents (in Politics)
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United Nations
Ban welcomes appointment of new European leaders
– Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced the hope for increased cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations following the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as the first EU President and Catherine Ashton as EU High Representative for ... [United Nations - 21 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 9 Documents
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European Union
Re: The EU and Global Governance -- By: Iain Murray
It appears I got my transcripts of yesterday's press conference confused. The remarks about global governance were not made by Baroness Ashton -- although she doubtless agrees with them -- but by the new president of Europe himself, Herman Van Rompuy ... [National Review - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents
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Tony Blair
How is Baroness Ashton’s appointment good for Britain?
By Daniel Hannan 25 Comments Everything about this process rubs our noses in how undemocratic the EU is. Itâs not just the way Baroness Ashton was appointed; itâs her whole career.Lady Ashton is a lifelong quangocrat who has never once been elected to ... [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 14 Documents
U.S. now knows who to place calls to in Europe
BRUSSELS -- Now that the European Union has a new president and foreign policy supremo, the U.S. State Department might finally learn exactly who to call when Hillary Clinton wants to talk to Europe.“I'm waiting anxiously for the first call,” the EU's ... [China Post - 10 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents
Baroness Ashton Appointed EU Foreign Minister
Previous Video: Recent Bumper Earnings Reports 'Partly Artificial'Next Video: Positive on Taiwan. Korea: FPPAirtime: ETThe UK's Baroness Catherine Ashton was appointed as the European Union's new foreign minister late Thursday. "I hope that the Conservatives ... [CNBC - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents
Remarkable rise
A profile of EU Trade Commissioner Cathy AshtonBaroness Cathy Ashton's selection as Europe's first High Representative For Foreign Affairs caps a remarkable recent rise up the political ladder.Little known in the UK, Baroness Ashton has been handed the ... [BBC - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 17 Documents (in Politics)
Tories will work with new EU chiefs
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's opposition Conservatives said Thursday they would work with the EU's new president and foreign policy supremo, despite opposing the treaty that created the positions.Conservative foreign affairs spokesman William Hague congratulated ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents
Belgian PM becomes first President of EU
BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- European Union leaders agreed here over a dinner meeting Thursday night to appoint Belgian prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the new President of the European Union.EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Catherine Ashton was appointed ... [Kuwait News Agency - 11/19/2009]

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Got it at last! [EU Referendum - 14 hours ago]
"The choice of two low-profile leaders means that there are two immediate political winners from the process. The first is the European commission, under its renominated ...
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EU's new foreign policy chief speaks to Al Jazeera [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Van Rompuy first EU president [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/20/2009]
Al Jazeera speaks to the EU foreign policy chief [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Brown congratulates Ashton on EU job [ITN News - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
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