C. Ashton in the USA, Washington - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 28 september 2010 |
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| plaats | Washington, Washington, Verenigde Staten |
| locatie | József Antall (JAN) i  |
| aanwezigen | C.M. (Catherine) Ashton i, J.F. (John) Kerry i e.a. |
| organisatie | Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i |
Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, will visit Washington D.C. in the United States for a series of high level meetings.
She will hold a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of preparations for the upcoming EU-U.S. Summit in November. The pair will also take stock of situation in the Middle East peace talks and of efforts to start negotiations with Iran on behalf of the E3+3 (UK, Germany and France plus the United States, China and Russia).
HR/VP Ashton will also meet a number of other key U.S. officials and lawmakers, including: Deputy Secretary of State, James B. Steinberg, Under Secretary of State, Bill Burns, National Security Advisor General James Jones, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. She will be hosted by the editorial board of the Washington Post.
She will also meet with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke.
HR/VP Ashton will hold a joint press conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton following their meeting on Wednesday, 29 September (11.15am local time).
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