European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service)

Catherine Ashton at Shakarov Prize-giving - December 2011

The EU is a Middle East Quartet member - At the UN in 2011 Catherine Ashton met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Election Observation ensures free, fair and democratic polls

EU-Russia: Catherine Ashton meets Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

EU-US: Catherine Ashton with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - 28th November 2011

Continued support in Haiti two years on from the earthquake

Crisis Response: coordinating the EU’s resources

Catherine Ashton with Israeli PM Benyamin Nethanyahu

Catherine Ashton at the opening of the EU's Delegation in Tripoli, Libya - November 2011

Ukraine-Moldova mission: providing border customs training

Empowering women to be part of their country’s future

China is one of the EU's Strategic Partners - Late in 2011 Catherine Ashton held talks with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing

Training Afghan police in the rule of law

Special feature

Working with women

In partnership with women: empowerment through action

Catherine ASHTON, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, travels to Israel and to the occupied Palestinian territory

Foreign Affairs Council - January 2012 – Statements on Iran

Catherine Ashton in New York for the UN General Assembly week in September 2011 where she also held talks with Hillary Clinton

Speaking at the UN's "Women in political participation" conference on 19 September? Catherine Ashton said "too often we still see in our societies that it’s harder if you are a woman to be able to succeed. It’s more challenging, there are more criticisms, more hurdles we have to get over, and there are more chances that you have to take. But for the next generation, I hope there will be examples in this room that they can look up to and show that it is worth it".