Catherine Ashton
Italy says will send marines back to India for trial
Mar 21, 2013 21:03 EDT
Italy said two marines on trial for murder in India would return to the country by Friday, a stunning turnaround after Rome earlier unleashed a diplomatic furore by saying they would not go back.
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls ceasefire with Turkey
Mar 21, 2013 16:18 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a new ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
Italy says will send its marines back to India for trial
Mar 21, 2013 15:39 EDT
Italy said two marines on trial for murder in India would return to the country by Friday, in a stunning turnaround after Rome earlier unleashed a diplomatic furore by saying they would not go back.
Kosovo-Serbia solution close, says EU's Ashton
Mar 20, 2013 20:56 EDT
A deal to normalise ties between Serbia and Kosovo is close and could be sealed next month, the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said, following high-level talks in Brussels.
Donors make progress on Palestinian aid
Mar 19, 2013 14:48 EDT
International donors are making progress toward finding the $1.2 billion needed to help fund the Palestinian Authority this year as it faces up to very difficult economic problems, officials said Tuesday.
World powers, Iran discuss nuclear proposals
Mar 19, 2013 06:41 EDT
World powers gave Iran fresh details on a proposed deal aimed at ending international concern over Tehran's nuclear programme during talks in Istanbul, the European Union said Tuesday.
Italy says India violating immunity law in envoy row
Mar 18, 2013 23:19 EDT
Italy has accused India of violating laws on diplomatic immunity by preventing its ambassador from leaving the country, in an escalating row over two marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder in New Delhi.
Italian envoy to India 'has no immunity': court
Mar 18, 2013 16:45 EDT
India's top judge said Monday that Italy's ambassador had forfeited his diplomatic immunity over his role in securing the release of two marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder in New Delhi.
Experts meet in Istanbul over Iran's nuclear programme
Mar 18, 2013 11:19 EDT
Iranian and foreign nuclear experts gathered in Istanbul on Monday to discuss Tehran's controversial atomic programme, a European Union spokeswoman said.
EU's Ashton cautious on arming Syria rebels
Mar 16, 2013 14:43 EDT
The European Union's top diplomat, Catherine Ashton, urged caution Saturday on a proposal by Britain and France to arm the rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Britain, France ready to arm Syria rebels: Fabius
Mar 14, 2013 11:26 EDT
London and Paris are seeking to lift an EU embargo to enable them to arm Syrian rebels, the French foreign minister said on Thursday, angering Damascus but drawing a guarded welcome from the opposition.
Syrian jets bomb Homs, Qaeda claims deadly ambush
Mar 11, 2013 12:10 EDT
Syrian jets bombed rebel forces attempting to recapture a keenly contested district of third city Homs on Monday, as Al-Qaeda claimed the killing of 48 government troops on Iraqi territory.
Ukraine strips Tymoshenko ally of parliament mandate
Mar 06, 2013 13:14 EST
A Ukraine court on Wednesday ruled to strip Sergei Vlasenko, a leading defender of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, of his mandate in the parliament in a decision likely to estrange it further from the West.
Myanmar leader offered EU help on historic trip
Mar 05, 2013 10:54 EST
Thein Sein, on the first-ever visit to Brussels by a Myanmar president, received new pledges Tuesday of EU economic assistance coupled with calls to protect his country's ethnic minorities.
Myanmar leader offered fresh EU help on historic trip
Mar 05, 2013 09:51 EST
Thein Sein, on the first-ever visit to Brussels by a Myanmar president, received on Tuesday new pledges of EU economic assistance coupled with calls to protect his country's ethnic minorities.
US pledges first direct aid to Syria rebel fighters
Mar 01, 2013 04:12 EST
The United States has announced it will provide direct aid to Syrian rebels, but not the arms they had hoped for, as well as $60 million in extra assistance to the political opposition.
US pledges first direct aid to Syria rebel fighters
Feb 28, 2013 21:16 EST
The United States has announced it will provide direct aid to Syrian rebels, but not the arms they had hoped for, as well as $60 million in extra assistance to the political opposition.
World powers have 'good offer' for Iran nuclear talks
Feb 28, 2013 11:02 EST
World powers will present Iran with an updated and "good" offer at talks this week on its nuclear programme, an EU official said Monday, although hopes for a breakthrough were slim.
US pledges $60 mn for Syria opposition
Feb 28, 2013 10:17 EST
The United States on Thursday pledged $60 million in "non-lethal" assistance for the Syrian political opposition to President Bashar al-Assad as well as the first direct US aid to rebel fighters in the form of food and medical assistance.
US vows $60 mn in 'non-lethal' aid to Syria rebels
Feb 28, 2013 08:26 EST
The United States on Thursday pledged $60 million in "non-lethal" aid to rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime after talks with the opposition in Rome.
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| The Right Honourable The Baroness Ashton of Upholland PC | |
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| Assumed office 1 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Commissioner for External Relations) |
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| In office 3 October 2008 – 1 December 2009 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Peter Mandelson |
| Succeeded by | Benita Ferrero-Waldner |
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| In office 27 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Amos |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon |
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| Born | 20 March 1956 Upholland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Kellner (1988–present) |
| Residence | St Albans, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Bedford College Wigan Mining and Technical College Upholland Grammar School |
