I'll prove I'm the best person for the job, says shock EU No.2 Baroness AshtonBy Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 11:54 AM on 20th November 2009
The little-known Labour peer who emerged as the surprise choice to be Europe's first 'foreign minister' 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 she was 'humbled' to have been picked by EU leaders for the new post of High Representative.
Her appointment was announced last night at a special summit in Brussels where another largely unknown figure - Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy - became the first EU President.
Baroness Cathy Ashton (right) and Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy celebrate with a kiss after being named Europe's first foreign minister and first EU president respectively
Congratulations all-round: Baroness Cathy Ashton (right) and Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy celebrate with a kiss after being named Europe's first foreign minister and first EU president respectively
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