Baroness Catherine Ashton

The Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton served as the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from 2009 to 2014, and previously as the first woman Commissioner for Trade and first woman British European Commissioner. She led negotiations on Iran's nuclear program as part of the P5+1 talks and facilitated an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. A Life Peer in the British House of Lords, she earlier held roles including Leader of the House of Lords and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education and Skills.