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Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Times Online | 1 day ago

Middle East Quartet condemns Israel over Jerusalem settlements

...Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, and Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the European Union's foreign policy chief, as well as Tony Blair, the...

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Times Online | 1 week ago

PROFILE: Catherine Ashton

...50th birthday, admitted that people were "not exactly dancing in the streets". The fact that Baroness Ashton of Upholland was almost unknown, even in her own country, was reflected in a...

Lady Ashton said: "I was told that there was a great deal of support for me ... and then that translated into further meetings with other prime ministers right across the political spectrum and across Europe, and then finally unanimity." She added: "They reached a conclusion that, certainly from last night's experience, I think they are very comfortable with."

Baroness Ashton says she will prove 'best person for the job' Times Online | 3 months ago

Independent.co.uk - Europe | 1 week ago

One man's coal pit is another's symbol of EU integration

...Schuman (first European Commission president) is honoured, why not the birthplace of Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the first EU high representative for foreign affairs and security...

Guardian | 2 months ago

Solid, decent - but uninspired: Catherine Ashton makes EU debut

...solid. If Jose Manuel Barroso's second commission falls, it will not be because of Baroness Ashton of Upholland. "When I talk about quiet diplomacy, this does not necessarily mean...

Telegraph.co.uk - Leaders | 2 months ago

2009: A very bad year for politics and the people

...the reckoning - was it to be Lord Mandelson, Tony Blair, David Miliband? No, it was to be Baroness Ashton of Upholland. A better illustration of the navel-gazing of the European...

Independent.co.uk - World | 3 months ago

Brown and Sarkozy call truce to declare war on bankers

That embarrassed Mr Brown, who surrendered Britain's claim to the European economic job when Baroness Ashton of Upholland landed the new job of EU "Foreign Minister" last month. In the...

Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | 3 months ago

Outsmarted in Europe

...description even her closest friends would attach to the person who finally got the job, Baroness Ashton of Upholland. Her appointment came at an extraordinarily high price, for it meant...

Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 3 months ago

Nicolas Sarkozy hails EU shake-up a victory for France

Published: 9:00PM GMT 28 Nov 2009 The French President said the appointment of Baroness Ashton of Upholland as the EU's new foreign policy chief was far less important than the...

Times Online | 3 months ago

Q&A: what next for Van Rompuy and Lady Ashton?

Not so fast! Herman Van Rompuy starts as President of the European Council on January 1 while Baroness Ashton of Upholland must first endure a confirmation hearing at the European...

Times Online | 3 months ago

Baroness Ashton says she will prove 'best person for the job'

...declared today that she was determined to prove she was the best person for the job. Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU trade commissioner who has never held elected office, said...

Times Online | 4 months ago

Gordon Brown abandons Tony Blair to snatch EU second prize

...Belgian Prime Minister, to take that job. The centre-left Socialist leaders backed Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Britain's Trade Commissioner, to be the first High Representative for...

scotsman.com - Politics | 4 months ago

Blair beaten as Belgian and baroness get top jobs

Belgian prime minister Herman van Rompuy was named as Europe's first presid ent, with Baroness Ashton of Upholland as high representative for foreign and security policy. The Prime...