Catherine Ashton

Catherine Ashton   ( politician)
Born	Catherine Margaret Ashton 20 March 1956  Upholland,  United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of London
Spouse	Peter Kellner
Member of	Chatham House/Governors, Eurasia Group, European Leadership Network, GLOBSEC, German Marshall Fund, Institute for War and Peace Reporting/Board, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, WEF/Global Future Council on Geopolitics
Interests	•  Labour relations •  social policy
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A woman with zero qualification or experience of foreign affairs who, in 2009, was made 'High representative for Foreign Affairs and Security policy' in a deal which finally recognised that the position was NOT going to be given to Tony Blair  First Vice President of the European Commission In office 9 February 2010 - 1 November 2014 Preceded by Margot Wallström Succeeded by Frans Timmermans  High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy In office 1 December 2009 - 1 November 2014 Succeeded by Federica Mogherini  European Commissioner for Trade  In office 3 October 2008 - 1 December 2009 Preceded by Peter Mandelson Succeeded by Benita Ferrero-Waldner  Leader of the House of Lords  In office 27 June 2007 - 3 October 2008 Preceded by Valerie Amos Succeeded by Janet Royall  Lord President of the Council In office 27 June 2007 - 3 October 2008 Preceded by Valerie Amos

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of UphollandPC, is a British Labour Party politician who is best known for her term as the 'High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy' and 'First Vice President of the European Commission' from 2009 to 2014 together with her concomitant involvement in the Ukrainian coup of 2014. She was the first holder of this newly created EU office which the UK government of Gordon Brown had earmarked for Tony Blair. In the event, Blair was, for obvious reasons, unacceptable to France and Germany and the position was eventually awarded to Ashton. She was a safe choice; someone with zero previous involvement in European and foreign affairs who could be relied upon to be guided by those who did. .

See her Wikipedia page for comprehensive information about her background which evidences a total lack of comprehension about the finer points of EU-US-UK-NATO affairs generally.

She is married to Peter Kellner, president of an online polling organisation, YouGov .

The Maidan Snipers

Full article: Ukraine coup 2014/Maidan snipers

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and EU foreign policy

spokesman Catherine Ashton. Telecon 25 February 2014

On 25 February 2014, some 4 days after the killing of dozens of people, both police and protestors, by snipers, Ashton received a telephone call from the Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet. The call was intercepted by disaffected Ukrainian security services personnel and published on YouTube and elsewhere. It was confirmed by both the Estonian and EU authorities as a genuine recording. Paet tells Ashton there is strong evidence that both the police and protestor casualties were shot by the same snipers who were under the control of the Ukrainian coup leaders. Ashton's response is akin to a rabbit caught in the headlights.

The evidence of the sniping atrocity having been a carefully planned Gladio-style False flag operation is very persuasive indeed and yet Catherine Ashton has remained tight-lipped about the episode ever since. She is thus complicit in the effective stone-walling of all attempts at a credible official investigation into the affair.

External biographical links

• The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU web site
• Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland - Encyclopedia Britannica
• Baroness Catherine Ashton - BBC profile

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Brussels Forum/2010	26 March 2010	28 March 2010	Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. Over 40% of the guests have pages.
Brussels Forum/2011	25 March 2011	27 March 2011	Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/2012	23 March 2012	24 March 2012	Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/2014	21 March 2014	24 March 2014	Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition
GLOBSEC/Forum/2018	17 May 2018	19 May 2018	Slovakia Bratislava	Spooky yearly conference in Slovakia. Only panel speakers are known.
GLOBSEC/Forum/2019	6 June 2019	8 June 2019	Slovakia Bratislava	Yearly spooky conference in Slovakia. Only panel speakers are known.
Munich Security Conference/2010	5 February 2010	7 February 2010	Germany Munich Bavaria	An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability."
Munich Security Conference/2011	4 February 2011	6 February 2011	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 47th Munich Security Conference, about 60% of guests have a page
Munich Security Conference/2013	1 February 2013	3 February 2013	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 49th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2014	31 January 2014	2 February 2014	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 50th Munich Security Conference, around half of the attendants have pages.
Munich Security Conference/2018	12 February 2018	14 February 2018	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 54th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2020	14 February 2020	16 February 2020	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." Slightly over 1/3 of them have pages.
Munich Security Conference/2025	14 February 2025	16 February 2025	Germany Munich Bavaria	Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects
Munich Security Conference/2026	13 February 2026	15 February 2026	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 2026 Munich Security Conference had as theme "Under destruction". The solution is - as always - more spending on weapons
WEF/Annual Meeting/2009	23 January 2009	27 January 2009	Switzerland WEF	Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".

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